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#8cb273 color: Hakusai Green

#8cb273 is rgb(140, 178, 115) in RGB and oklch(71.986% 0.09665 133.611) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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96°
100%

72%
0.097
134°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8cb273

#8cb273 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 134°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.73:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Hakusai Green (#88b378). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb273 mixed with white

  1. 8cb273
  2. 97ba81
  3. a2c18f
  4. aec99d
  5. b9d1ab
  6. c4d8b8
  7. d0e0c6
  8. dce8d4
  9. e7f0e3
  10. f3f7f1

Darker: #8cb273 mixed with black

  1. 8cb273
  2. 799a63
  3. 678354
  4. 556d45
  5. 435736
  6. 334328
  7. 232f1b
  8. 141d0f
  9. 070c05
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8cb273 with less saturation

  1. 8cb273
  2. 8fb178
  3. 91b07e
  4. 94ae83
  5. 96ad88
  6. 99ac8d
  7. 9baa92
  8. 9da997
  9. a0a79b
  10. a2a6a0

Questions about #8cb273

What color is #8cb273?

#8cb273 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Hakusai Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 178, 115), in HSL hsl(96.19, 29.03%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.986% 0.09665 133.611).

What colors go well with #8cb273?

The complementary color of #8cb273 is #ba93cf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #afa85d and #67b894. The triadic partners are #79a8e0 and #da8b93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb273?

Black text reads better on #8cb273: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb273 a warm or cool color?

#8cb273 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 134 degrees, its lightness 72% and its chroma 0.097.