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#8bd2aa color: Pharaoh’s Jade

#8bd2aa is rgb(139, 210, 170) in RGB and oklch(80.571% 0.09154 158.805) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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146°
100%

80.6%
0.092
159°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #8bd2aa

#8bd2aa is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 80.6% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 159°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.77:1 contrast and black text 11.9:1, 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: #8bd2aa mixed with white

  1. 8bd2aa
  2. 97d7b2
  3. a3dbbb
  4. afe0c3
  5. bbe4cc
  6. c6e9d4
  7. d2eddd
  8. ddf2e5
  9. e8f6ee
  10. f4fbf6

Darker: #8bd2aa mixed with black

  1. 8bd2aa
  2. 78b693
  3. 669b7d
  4. 548168
  5. 436853
  6. 32503f
  7. 23392d
  8. 14241b
  9. 07100b
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8bd2aa with less saturation

  1. 8bd2aa
  2. 91d0ac
  3. 97cfae
  4. 9dcdb1
  5. a2cbb3
  6. a7c9b5
  7. adc7b7
  8. b1c5b9
  9. b6c3bb
  10. bbc1bd

Questions about #8bd2aa

What color is #8bd2aa?

#8bd2aa is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Pharaoh’s Jade. In RGB it is rgb(139, 210, 170), in HSL hsl(146.2, 44.1%, 68.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.571% 0.09154 158.805).

What colors go well with #8bd2aa?

The complementary color of #8bd2aa is #e7a9d3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #adcb8c and #73d3cb. The triadic partners are #b2bafa and #f4ab94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bd2aa?

Black text reads better on #8bd2aa: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and black gives 11.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bd2aa a warm or cool color?

#8bd2aa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 159 degrees, its lightness 80.6% and its chroma 0.092.