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#8cb162 color: Broccoli

#8cb162 is rgb(140, 177, 98) in RGB and oklch(71.456% 0.11405 129.436) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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88°
100%

71.5%
0.114
129°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • olive-400
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #8cb162

#8cb162 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 129°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.58:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87b364). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb162 mixed with white

  1. 8cb162
  2. 97b972
  3. a2c182
  4. adc892
  5. b9d0a1
  6. c4d8b1
  7. d0e0c0
  8. dbe8d0
  9. e7efe0
  10. f3f7ef

Darker: #8cb162 mixed with black

  1. 8cb162
  2. 799954
  3. 678347
  4. 556c3a
  5. 43572d
  6. 334221
  7. 232f16
  8. 141c0b
  9. 070c03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb162 with less saturation

  1. 8cb162
  2. 8eb06a
  3. 91ae71
  4. 93ad78
  5. 95ac7e
  6. 98aa85
  7. 9aa98b
  8. 9ca891
  9. 9ea697
  10. a1a49d

Questions about #8cb162

What color is #8cb162?

#8cb162 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Broccoli. In RGB it is rgb(140, 177, 98), in HSL hsl(88.1, 33.62%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.456% 0.11405 129.436).

What colors go well with #8cb162?

The complementary color of #8cb162 is #b88fd9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b4a448 and #5bb989. The triadic partners are #68a8e7 and #e08493.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb162?

Black text reads better on #8cb162: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb162 a warm or cool color?

#8cb162 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 129 degrees, its lightness 71.5% and its chroma 0.114.