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#8cb436 color: Avocado Toast

#8cb436 is rgb(140, 180, 54) in RGB and oklch(71.656% 0.15743 125.545) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

71.7%
0.157
126°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8cb436

#8cb436 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 126°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.41:1 contrast and black text 8.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Avocado Toast (#90b134). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb436 mixed with white

  1. 8cb436
  2. 97bc50
  3. a2c367
  4. adcb7b
  5. b8d38f
  6. c4daa2
  7. d0e2b5
  8. dbe9c7
  9. e7f0da
  10. f3f8ec

Darker: #8cb436 mixed with black

  1. 8cb436
  2. 799c2e
  3. 678525
  4. 556e1e
  5. 435816
  6. 33440f
  7. 233008
  8. 141d03
  9. 070c01
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb436 with less saturation

  1. 8cb436
  2. 8eb347
  3. 91b155
  4. 93b061
  5. 95ae6c
  6. 98ad76
  7. 9aab80
  8. 9ca989
  9. 9fa792
  10. a1a59b

Questions about #8cb436

What color is #8cb436?

#8cb436 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Avocado Toast. In RGB it is rgb(140, 180, 54), in HSL hsl(79.05, 53.85%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.656% 0.15743 125.545).

What colors go well with #8cb436?

The complementary color of #8cb436 is #bb87f1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c2a100 and #35c078. The triadic partners are #3babff and #f37595.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb436?

Black text reads better on #8cb436: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb436 a warm or cool color?

#8cb436 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 126 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.157.