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#8cb252 color: Usumoegi Green

#8cb252 is rgb(140, 178, 82) in RGB and oklch(71.465% 0.13183 127.365) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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84°
100%

71.5%
0.132
127°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #8cb252

#8cb252 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.5% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 127°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.44:1 contrast and black text 8.61:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Usumoegi Green (#8db255). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb252 mixed with white

  1. 8cb252
  2. 97ba65
  3. a2c277
  4. adc989
  5. b9d19a
  6. c4d9ab
  7. d0e1bb
  8. dbe8cc
  9. e7f0dd
  10. f3f7ee

Darker: #8cb252 mixed with black

  1. 8cb252
  2. 799a46
  3. 67833b
  4. 556d2f
  5. 435725
  6. 33431a
  7. 232f11
  8. 141d08
  9. 070c02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb252 with less saturation

  1. 8cb252
  2. 8eb15c
  3. 91af66
  4. 93ae6e
  5. 95ad77
  6. 97ab7f
  7. 9aaa86
  8. 9ca88e
  9. 9ea695
  10. a1a59c

Questions about #8cb252

What color is #8cb252?

#8cb252 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Usumoegi Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 178, 82), in HSL hsl(83.75, 38.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.465% 0.13183 127.365).

What colors go well with #8cb252?

The complementary color of #8cb252 is #b98ce3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #baa32f and #4ebb82. The triadic partners are #58a9f1 and #e77e94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb252?

Black text reads better on #8cb252: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and black gives 8.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb252 a warm or cool color?

#8cb252 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 127 degrees, its lightness 71.5% and its chroma 0.132.