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#8bc16e color: Laudable Lime

#8bc16e is rgb(139, 193, 110) in RGB and oklch(75.356% 0.126 135.404) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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99°
100%

75.4%
0.126
135°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-400
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.11:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #8bc16e

#8bc16e is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 135°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.11:1 contrast and black text 9.95:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Laudable Lime (#8cbf6f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8bc16e mixed with white

  1. 8bc16e
  2. 97c77d
  3. a2ce8c
  4. aed49a
  5. b9daa9
  6. c5e0b7
  7. d0e7c5
  8. dcedd4
  9. e8f3e2
  10. f3f9f1

Darker: #8bc16e mixed with black

  1. 8bc16e
  2. 78a75f
  3. 668f50
  4. 547741
  5. 435f33
  6. 324926
  7. 233419
  8. 14200e
  9. 070e04
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8bc16e with less saturation

  1. 8bc16e
  2. 8fbf76
  3. 93be7d
  4. 97bc84
  5. 9aba8a
  6. 9eb991
  7. a1b797
  8. a5b59d
  9. a8b3a3
  10. acb1a9

Questions about #8bc16e

What color is #8bc16e?

#8bc16e is soft light lime. The closest named color is Laudable Lime. In RGB it is rgb(139, 193, 110), in HSL hsl(99.04, 40.1%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.356% 0.126 135.404).

What colors go well with #8bc16e?

The complementary color of #8bc16e is #ce96e5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bbb34b and #51c89c. The triadic partners are #77b2fe and #f48c95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bc16e?

Black text reads better on #8bc16e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and black gives 9.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bc16e a warm or cool color?

#8bc16e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.126.