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#8cb362 color: Broccoli

#8cb362 is rgb(140, 179, 98) in RGB and oklch(71.927% 0.11705 129.951) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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89°
100%

71.9%
0.117
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
8.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8cb362

#8cb362 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.9% lightness, 0.117 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 8.74:1, 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: #8cb362 mixed with white

  1. 8cb362
  2. 97bb72
  3. a2c282
  4. aeca92
  5. b9d2a2
  6. c4d9b1
  7. d0e1c1
  8. dce8d0
  9. e7f0e0
  10. f3f7ef

Darker: #8cb362 mixed with black

  1. 8cb362
  2. 799b54
  3. 678447
  4. 556e3a
  5. 43582d
  6. 334321
  7. 232f16
  8. 141d0b
  9. 070c03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8cb362 with less saturation

  1. 8cb362
  2. 8fb26a
  3. 91b071
  4. 93af78
  5. 96ae7f
  6. 98ac86
  7. 9bab8c
  8. 9da992
  9. 9fa898
  10. a2a69e

Questions about #8cb362

What color is #8cb362?

#8cb362 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Broccoli. In RGB it is rgb(140, 179, 98), in HSL hsl(88.89, 34.76%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.927% 0.11705 129.951).

What colors go well with #8cb362?

The complementary color of #8cb362 is #bb8fdb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b6a646 and #59bb8b. The triadic partners are #68a9eb and #e38494.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb362?

Black text reads better on #8cb362: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb362 a warm or cool color?

#8cb362 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 130 degrees, its lightness 71.9% and its chroma 0.117.