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#8bdca9 color: Jovial Jade

#8bdca9 is rgb(139, 220, 169) in RGB and oklch(82.859% 0.10771 155.599) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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142°
100%

82.9%
0.108
156°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc -31
Black text
12.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 76

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About #8bdca9

#8bdca9 is a pastel light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 82.9% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.63:1 contrast and black text 12.91:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jovial Jade (#88ddaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #8bdca9 mixed with white

  1. 8bdca9
  2. 98e0b2
  3. a4e3ba
  4. b0e7c3
  5. bceacb
  6. c7eed4
  7. d3f1dc
  8. def5e5
  9. e9f8ee
  10. f4fcf6

Darker: #8bdca9 mixed with black

  1. 8bdca9
  2. 78bf92
  3. 66a37c
  4. 548867
  5. 436e53
  6. 32543f
  7. 233c2c
  8. 14261b
  9. 07110a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8bdca9 with less saturation

  1. 8bdca9
  2. 92daac
  3. 99d8af
  4. a0d6b2
  5. a6d4b5
  6. acd2b8
  7. b1d0bb
  8. b7cdbe
  9. bccbc1
  10. c2c9c4

Questions about #8bdca9

What color is #8bdca9?

#8bdca9 is pastel light emerald. The closest named color is Jovial Jade. In RGB it is rgb(139, 220, 169), in HSL hsl(142.22, 53.64%, 70.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.859% 0.10771 155.599).

What colors go well with #8bdca9?

The complementary color of #8bdca9 is #f3ace2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b6d485 and #69ded1. The triadic partners are #b3c1ff and #ffae97.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bdca9?

Black text reads better on #8bdca9: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and black gives 12.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bdca9 a warm or cool color?

#8bdca9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 82.9% and its chroma 0.108.