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#8bc261 color: Jaunty Green

#8bc261 is rgb(139, 194, 97) in RGB and oklch(75.396% 0.14066 133.149) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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94°
100%

75.4%
0.141
133°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-400
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #8bc261

#8bc261 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 133°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.1:1 contrast and black text 9.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jaunty Green (#8dc36a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8bc261 mixed with white

  1. 8bc261
  2. 97c872
  3. a2cf83
  4. add593
  5. b9dba2
  6. c5e1b2
  7. d0e7c1
  8. dcedd1
  9. e7f3e0
  10. f3f9f0

Darker: #8bc261 mixed with black

  1. 8bc261
  2. 78a853
  3. 668f46
  4. 547739
  5. 43602d
  6. 324921
  7. 233415
  8. 14200b
  9. 070e03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8bc261 with less saturation

  1. 8bc261
  2. 8fc06b
  3. 93bf73
  4. 97bd7c
  5. 9abb84
  6. 9eb98c
  7. a1b793
  8. a5b59a
  9. a8b3a1
  10. acb1a8

Questions about #8bc261

What color is #8bc261?

#8bc261 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Jaunty Green. In RGB it is rgb(139, 194, 97), in HSL hsl(94.02, 44.29%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.396% 0.14066 133.149).

What colors go well with #8bc261?

The complementary color of #8bc261 is #ce93ee. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c0b235 and #42cb95. The triadic partners are #6bb3ff and #fb8795.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bc261?

Black text reads better on #8bc261: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and black gives 9.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bc261 a warm or cool color?

#8bc261 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 133 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.141.