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#8cb360 color: Broccoli

#8cb360 is rgb(140, 179, 96) in RGB and oklch(71.896% 0.11917 129.603) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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88°
100%

71.9%
0.119
130°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8cb360

#8cb360 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.9% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 130°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.73:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87b364). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb360 mixed with white

  1. 8cb360
  2. 97bb71
  3. a2c281
  4. aeca91
  5. b9d2a0
  6. c4d9b0
  7. d0e1c0
  8. dce8d0
  9. e7f0df
  10. f3f7ef

Darker: #8cb360 mixed with black

  1. 8cb360
  2. 799b52
  3. 678445
  4. 556e38
  5. 43582c
  6. 334320
  7. 232f15
  8. 141d0a
  9. 070c03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb360 with less saturation

  1. 8cb360
  2. 8fb268
  3. 91b070
  4. 93af77
  5. 96ae7e
  6. 98ac85
  7. 9bab8b
  8. 9da992
  9. 9fa798
  10. a2a69e

Questions about #8cb360

What color is #8cb360?

#8cb360 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Broccoli. In RGB it is rgb(140, 179, 96), in HSL hsl(88.19, 35.32%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.896% 0.11917 129.603).

What colors go well with #8cb360?

The complementary color of #8cb360 is #bb8fdc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b6a544 and #58bb8a. The triadic partners are #66a9ec and #e48394.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb360?

Black text reads better on #8cb360: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb360 a warm or cool color?

#8cb360 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 130 degrees, its lightness 71.9% and its chroma 0.119.