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#8cb152 color: Parrot Green

#8cb152 is rgb(140, 177, 82) in RGB and oklch(71.228% 0.13042 127.097) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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83°
100%

71.2%
0.130
127°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #8cb152

#8cb152 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 127°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.53:1, 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: #8cb152 mixed with white

  1. 8cb152
  2. 97b965
  3. a2c177
  4. adc988
  5. b9d09a
  6. c4d8aa
  7. d0e0bb
  8. dbe8cc
  9. e7f0dd
  10. f3f7ee

Darker: #8cb152 mixed with black

  1. 8cb152
  2. 799946
  3. 67833b
  4. 556c2f
  5. 435725
  6. 33421a
  7. 232f11
  8. 141c08
  9. 070c02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb152 with less saturation

  1. 8cb152
  2. 8eb05c
  3. 90ae65
  4. 93ad6e
  5. 95ac76
  6. 97aa7e
  7. 99a986
  8. 9ba78d
  9. 9ea694
  10. a0a49b

Questions about #8cb152

What color is #8cb152?

#8cb152 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Parrot Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 177, 82), in HSL hsl(83.37, 37.85%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.228% 0.13042 127.097).

What colors go well with #8cb152?

The complementary color of #8cb152 is #b88be1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b9a230 and #50ba81. The triadic partners are #58a9ef and #e67d94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb152?

Black text reads better on #8cb152: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb152 a warm or cool color?

#8cb152 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 127 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.13.