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#8cb45e color: Usumoegi Green

#8cb45e is rgb(140, 180, 94) in RGB and oklch(72.102% 0.12274 129.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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88°
100%

72.1%
0.123
130°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.81:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8cb45e

#8cb45e is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 72.1% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 130°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.81:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Usumoegi Green (#8db255). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb45e mixed with white

  1. 8cb45e
  2. 97bc6f
  3. a2c37f
  4. aecb90
  5. b9d2a0
  6. c4daaf
  7. d0e1bf
  8. dce9cf
  9. e7f0df
  10. f3f8ef

Darker: #8cb45e mixed with black

  1. 8cb45e
  2. 799c51
  3. 678544
  4. 556e37
  5. 43582b
  6. 33441f
  7. 233014
  8. 141d0a
  9. 070c03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb45e with less saturation

  1. 8cb45e
  2. 8fb367
  3. 91b16e
  4. 94b076
  5. 96af7d
  6. 99ad84
  7. 9bab8b
  8. 9eaa92
  9. a0a898
  10. a2a69f

Questions about #8cb45e

What color is #8cb45e?

#8cb45e is soft light lime. The closest named color is Usumoegi Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 180, 94), in HSL hsl(87.91, 36.44%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.102% 0.12274 129.523).

What colors go well with #8cb45e?

The complementary color of #8cb45e is #bc8fdf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b8a640 and #55bc89. The triadic partners are #65aaef and #e68394.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb45e?

Black text reads better on #8cb45e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb45e a warm or cool color?

#8cb45e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 130 degrees, its lightness 72.1% and its chroma 0.123.