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#8cb45f color: Broccoli

#8cb45f is rgb(140, 180, 95) in RGB and oklch(72.116% 0.1217 129.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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88°
100%

72.1%
0.122
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 #8cb45f

#8cb45f is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 72.1% lightness, 0.122 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 Broccoli (#87b364). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb45f mixed with white

  1. 8cb45f
  2. 97bc70
  3. a2c380
  4. aecb90
  5. b9d2a0
  6. c4dab0
  7. d0e1c0
  8. dce9cf
  9. e7f0df
  10. f3f8ef

Darker: #8cb45f mixed with black

  1. 8cb45f
  2. 799c52
  3. 678544
  4. 556e38
  5. 43582c
  6. 334420
  7. 233015
  8. 141d0a
  9. 070c03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb45f with less saturation

  1. 8cb45f
  2. 8fb367
  3. 91b16f
  4. 94b077
  5. 96af7e
  6. 99ad85
  7. 9bab8b
  8. 9eaa92
  9. a0a898
  10. a2a79f

Questions about #8cb45f

What color is #8cb45f?

#8cb45f is soft light lime. The closest named color is Broccoli. In RGB it is rgb(140, 180, 95), in HSL hsl(88.24, 36.17%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.116% 0.1217 129.685).

What colors go well with #8cb45f?

The complementary color of #8cb45f is #bc8fde. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b7a641 and #56bc8a. The triadic partners are #66aaee and #e68394.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb45f?

Black text reads better on #8cb45f: 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 #8cb45f a warm or cool color?

#8cb45f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 130 degrees, its lightness 72.1% and its chroma 0.122.