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#8cb312 color: Brilliant Green

#8cb312 is rgb(140, 179, 18) in RGB and oklch(71.232% 0.17292 124.058) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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75°
100%

71.2%
0.173
124°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #8cb312

#8cb312 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.2% lightness, 0.173 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Brilliant Green (#88b407). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb312 mixed with white

  1. 8cb312
  2. 97bb3e
  3. a2c359
  4. adcb71
  5. b8d286
  6. c4da9b
  7. cfe1af
  8. dbe9c3
  9. e7f0d7
  10. f3f8eb

Darker: #8cb312 mixed with black

  1. 8cb312
  2. 799b0e
  3. 67840a
  4. 556e07
  5. 435804
  6. 334302
  7. 232f01
  8. 141d01
  9. 070c00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb312 with less saturation

  1. 8cb312
  2. 8eb233
  3. 90b046
  4. 92af56
  5. 95ad63
  6. 97ac6f
  7. 99aa7a
  8. 9ba885
  9. 9da68f
  10. a0a499

Questions about #8cb312

What color is #8cb312?

#8cb312 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Brilliant Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 179, 18), in HSL hsl(74.53, 81.73%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.232% 0.17292 124.058).

What colors go well with #8cb312?

The complementary color of #8cb312 is #ba83f9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c49e00 and #1dc06e. The triadic partners are #10aaff and #f76d96.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb312?

Black text reads better on #8cb312: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb312 a warm or cool color?

#8cb312 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 71.2% and its chroma 0.173.