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#8bd2a9 color: Pharaoh’s Jade

#8bd2a9 is rgb(139, 210, 169) in RGB and oklch(80.546% 0.09242 158.168) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

80.5%
0.092
158°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-300
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #8bd2a9

#8bd2a9 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.5% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.77:1 contrast and black text 11.89:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pharaoh’s Jade (#83d1a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #8bd2a9 mixed with white

  1. 8bd2a9
  2. 97d7b1
  3. a3dbba
  4. afe0c2
  5. bbe4cb
  6. c6e9d3
  7. d2eddc
  8. ddf2e5
  9. e8f6ed
  10. f4fbf6

Darker: #8bd2a9 mixed with black

  1. 8bd2a9
  2. 78b692
  3. 669b7c
  4. 548167
  5. 436853
  6. 32503f
  7. 23392c
  8. 14241b
  9. 07100a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8bd2a9 with less saturation

  1. 8bd2a9
  2. 91d0ab
  3. 97ceae
  4. 9dcdb0
  5. a2cbb2
  6. a7c9b4
  7. acc7b7
  8. b1c5b9
  9. b6c3bb
  10. bbc1bd

Questions about #8bd2a9

What color is #8bd2a9?

#8bd2a9 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Pharaoh’s Jade. In RGB it is rgb(139, 210, 169), in HSL hsl(145.35, 44.1%, 68.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.546% 0.09242 158.168).

What colors go well with #8bd2a9?

The complementary color of #8bd2a9 is #e7a9d4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aecb8b and #73d3cb. The triadic partners are #b1bafb and #f4ab94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bd2a9?

Black text reads better on #8bd2a9: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and black gives 11.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bd2a9 a warm or cool color?

#8bd2a9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 80.5% and its chroma 0.092.