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#8cb435 color: Outrageous Green

#8cb435 is rgb(140, 180, 53) in RGB and oklch(71.648% 0.15809 125.489) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

71.6%
0.158
125°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8cb435

#8cb435 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.158 chroma and a hue of 125°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Outrageous Green (#8ab733). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb435 mixed with white

  1. 8cb435
  2. 97bc50
  3. a2c366
  4. adcb7b
  5. b8d38e
  6. c4daa2
  7. d0e2b4
  8. dbe9c7
  9. e7f0da
  10. f3f8ec

Darker: #8cb435 mixed with black

  1. 8cb435
  2. 799c2d
  3. 678525
  4. 556e1d
  5. 435815
  6. 33440e
  7. 233008
  8. 141d03
  9. 070c01
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb435 with less saturation

  1. 8cb435
  2. 8eb346
  3. 91b154
  4. 93b061
  5. 95ae6c
  6. 98ad76
  7. 9aab80
  8. 9ca989
  9. 9fa792
  10. a1a59b

Questions about #8cb435

What color is #8cb435?

#8cb435 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Outrageous Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 180, 53), in HSL hsl(78.9, 54.51%, 45.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.648% 0.15809 125.489).

What colors go well with #8cb435?

The complementary color of #8cb435 is #bb87f1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c2a100 and #34c077. The triadic partners are #39abff and #f37495.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb435?

Black text reads better on #8cb435: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb435 a warm or cool color?

#8cb435 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.158.