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#8cb265 color: Nasturtium Leaf

#8cb265 is rgb(140, 178, 101) in RGB and oklch(71.739% 0.11231 130.258) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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90°
100%

71.7%
0.112
130°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • olive-400
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #8cb265

#8cb265 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 130°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.67:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Nasturtium Leaf (#87b369). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb265 mixed with white

  1. 8cb265
  2. 97ba75
  3. a2c184
  4. aec994
  5. b9d1a3
  6. c4d9b2
  7. d0e0c1
  8. dce8d1
  9. e7f0e0
  10. f3f7f0

Darker: #8cb265 mixed with black

  1. 8cb265
  2. 799a57
  3. 678349
  4. 556d3c
  5. 43572f
  6. 334322
  7. 232f17
  8. 141d0c
  9. 070c03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb265 with less saturation

  1. 8cb265
  2. 8eb16c
  3. 91af73
  4. 93ae7a
  5. 96ad80
  6. 98ab87
  7. 9aaa8d
  8. 9da893
  9. 9fa798
  10. a1a59e

Questions about #8cb265

What color is #8cb265?

#8cb265 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Nasturtium Leaf. In RGB it is rgb(140, 178, 101), in HSL hsl(89.61, 33.33%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.739% 0.11231 130.258).

What colors go well with #8cb265?

The complementary color of #8cb265 is #ba8fd8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b4a54b and #5db98c. The triadic partners are #6ba9e8 and #e08593.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb265?

Black text reads better on #8cb265: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb265 a warm or cool color?

#8cb265 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 130 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.112.