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#8cb353 color: Usumoegi Green

#8cb353 is rgb(140, 179, 83) in RGB and oklch(71.714% 0.13228 127.745) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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84°
100%

71.7%
0.132
128°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #8cb353

#8cb353 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 128°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.69:1, 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: #8cb353 mixed with white

  1. 8cb353
  2. 97bb66
  3. a2c278
  4. adca89
  5. b9d29a
  6. c4d9ab
  7. d0e1bc
  8. dbe8cd
  9. e7f0dd
  10. f3f8ee

Darker: #8cb353 mixed with black

  1. 8cb353
  2. 799b47
  3. 67843b
  4. 556e30
  5. 435825
  6. 33431b
  7. 232f11
  8. 141d08
  9. 070c02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb353 with less saturation

  1. 8cb353
  2. 8eb25d
  3. 91b067
  4. 93af6f
  5. 96ae78
  6. 98ac7f
  7. 9aaa87
  8. 9da98e
  9. 9fa796
  10. a1a59d

Questions about #8cb353

What color is #8cb353?

#8cb353 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Usumoegi Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 179, 83), in HSL hsl(84.37, 38.71%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.714% 0.13228 127.745).

What colors go well with #8cb353?

The complementary color of #8cb353 is #ba8ce3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #baa430 and #4ebc83. The triadic partners are #59aaf2 and #e87e94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb353?

Black text reads better on #8cb353: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb353 a warm or cool color?

#8cb353 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 128 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.132.