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#8cb53e color: Avocado Toast

#8cb53e is rgb(140, 181, 62) in RGB and oklch(71.962% 0.15302 126.297) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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81°
100%

72%
0.153
126°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.39:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8cb53e

#8cb53e is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 126°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.39:1 contrast and black text 8.79:1, 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: #8cb53e mixed with white

  1. 8cb53e
  2. 97bd56
  3. a2c46b
  4. adcc7f
  5. b9d392
  6. c4dba4
  7. d0e2b7
  8. dbe9c9
  9. e7f1db
  10. f3f8ed

Darker: #8cb53e mixed with black

  1. 8cb53e
  2. 799d35
  3. 67862b
  4. 556f23
  5. 43591a
  6. 334412
  7. 23300a
  8. 141d04
  9. 070c01
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb53e with less saturation

  1. 8cb53e
  2. 8eb44d
  3. 91b25a
  4. 93b165
  5. 96af6f
  6. 98ae79
  7. 9bac82
  8. 9daa8b
  9. 9fa894
  10. a2a69c

Questions about #8cb53e

What color is #8cb53e?

#8cb53e is bright light lime. The closest named color is Avocado Toast. In RGB it is rgb(140, 181, 62), in HSL hsl(80.67, 48.97%, 47.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.962% 0.15302 126.297).

What colors go well with #8cb53e?

The complementary color of #8cb53e is #bd89ef. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c1a300 and #3ac07b. The triadic partners are #44abfe and #f27795.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb53e?

Black text reads better on #8cb53e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and black gives 8.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb53e a warm or cool color?

#8cb53e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 126 degrees, its lightness 72% and its chroma 0.153.