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#8cb43e color: Avocado Toast

#8cb43e is rgb(140, 180, 62) in RGB and oklch(71.723% 0.15173 126.05) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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80°
100%

71.7%
0.152
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
8.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8cb43e

#8cb43e is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.152 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 8.71:1, 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: #8cb43e mixed with white

  1. 8cb43e
  2. 97bc56
  3. a2c36b
  4. adcb7f
  5. b9d392
  6. c4daa4
  7. d0e2b6
  8. dbe9c9
  9. e7f0db
  10. f3f8ed

Darker: #8cb43e mixed with black

  1. 8cb43e
  2. 799c35
  3. 67852b
  4. 556e23
  5. 43581a
  6. 334412
  7. 23300a
  8. 141d04
  9. 070c01
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb43e with less saturation

  1. 8cb43e
  2. 8eb34d
  3. 91b159
  4. 93b065
  5. 95ae6f
  6. 98ad79
  7. 9aab82
  8. 9ca98b
  9. 9fa793
  10. a1a69b

Questions about #8cb43e

What color is #8cb43e?

#8cb43e is bright light lime. The closest named color is Avocado Toast. In RGB it is rgb(140, 180, 62), in HSL hsl(80.34, 48.76%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.723% 0.15173 126.05).

What colors go well with #8cb43e?

The complementary color of #8cb43e is #bb88ee. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c0a200 and #3cbf7b. The triadic partners are #43abfc and #f17795.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb43e?

Black text reads better on #8cb43e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and black gives 8.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb43e a warm or cool color?

#8cb43e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 126 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.152.