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#8cb236 color: Avocado Toast

#8cb236 is rgb(140, 178, 54) in RGB and oklch(71.179% 0.15491 125.037) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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78°
100%

71.2%
0.155
125°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #8cb236

#8cb236 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 125°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Avocado Toast (#90b134). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb236 mixed with white

  1. 8cb236
  2. 97ba50
  3. a2c266
  4. adca7b
  5. b8d18f
  6. c4d9a2
  7. cfe1b4
  8. dbe8c7
  9. e7f0da
  10. f3f8ec

Darker: #8cb236 mixed with black

  1. 8cb236
  2. 799a2e
  3. 678325
  4. 556d1e
  5. 435716
  6. 33430f
  7. 232f08
  8. 141d03
  9. 070c01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb236 with less saturation

  1. 8cb236
  2. 8eb147
  3. 90af54
  4. 92ae60
  5. 95ac6b
  6. 97ab75
  7. 99a97f
  8. 9ba888
  9. 9da691
  10. a0a49a

Questions about #8cb236

What color is #8cb236?

#8cb236 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Avocado Toast. In RGB it is rgb(140, 178, 54), in HSL hsl(78.39, 53.45%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.179% 0.15491 125.037).

What colors go well with #8cb236?

The complementary color of #8cb236 is #b986ef. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c19f00 and #39be76. The triadic partners are #3aaafb and #f07495.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb236?

Black text reads better on #8cb236: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb236 a warm or cool color?

#8cb236 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.155.