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#8cb04e color: Parrot Green

#8cb04e is rgb(140, 176, 78) in RGB and oklch(70.942% 0.13282 126.378) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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82°
100%

70.9%
0.133
126°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #8cb04e

#8cb04e is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 126°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.44:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Parrot Green (#8db051). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb04e mixed with white

  1. 8cb04e
  2. 97b862
  3. a2c074
  4. adc886
  5. b9d098
  6. c4d8a9
  7. d0e0ba
  8. dbe8cb
  9. e7efdc
  10. f3f7ee

Darker: #8cb04e mixed with black

  1. 8cb04e
  2. 799943
  3. 678238
  4. 556c2d
  5. 435623
  6. 334219
  7. 232e0f
  8. 141c07
  9. 070b02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb04e with less saturation

  1. 8cb04e
  2. 8eaf59
  3. 90ad63
  4. 92ac6c
  5. 94ab74
  6. 97a97c
  7. 99a884
  8. 9ba68c
  9. 9da593
  10. 9fa39a

Questions about #8cb04e

What color is #8cb04e?

#8cb04e is bright light lime. The closest named color is Parrot Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 176, 78), in HSL hsl(82.04, 38.58%, 49.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.942% 0.13282 126.378).

What colors go well with #8cb04e?

The complementary color of #8cb04e is #b68ae2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #baa02b and #4eba7e. The triadic partners are #53a8ef and #e67c94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb04e?

Black text reads better on #8cb04e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb04e a warm or cool color?

#8cb04e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 126 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.133.