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#8cb460 color: Broccoli

#8cb460 is rgb(140, 180, 96) in RGB and oklch(72.131% 0.12066 129.851) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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89°
100%

72.1%
0.121
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 #8cb460

#8cb460 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 72.1% lightness, 0.121 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: #8cb460 mixed with white

  1. 8cb460
  2. 97bc71
  3. a2c381
  4. aecb91
  5. b9d2a1
  6. c4dab0
  7. d0e1c0
  8. dce9d0
  9. e7f0df
  10. f3f8ef

Darker: #8cb460 mixed with black

  1. 8cb460
  2. 799c52
  3. 678545
  4. 556e38
  5. 43582c
  6. 334420
  7. 233015
  8. 141d0a
  9. 070c03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb460 with less saturation

  1. 8cb460
  2. 8fb368
  3. 91b170
  4. 94b077
  5. 96af7e
  6. 99ad85
  7. 9bac8c
  8. 9eaa92
  9. a0a899
  10. a2a79f

Questions about #8cb460

What color is #8cb460?

#8cb460 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Broccoli. In RGB it is rgb(140, 180, 96), in HSL hsl(88.57, 35.9%, 54.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.131% 0.12066 129.851).

What colors go well with #8cb460?

The complementary color of #8cb460 is #bc8fde. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b7a643 and #57bc8a. The triadic partners are #67aaee and #e58494.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb460?

Black text reads better on #8cb460: 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 #8cb460 a warm or cool color?

#8cb460 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 130 degrees, its lightness 72.1% and its chroma 0.121.