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#8cb556 color: Usumoegi Green

#8cb556 is rgb(140, 181, 86) in RGB and oklch(72.227% 0.13222 128.619) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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86°
100%

72.2%
0.132
129°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8cb556

#8cb556 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 129°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.86:1, 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: #8cb556 mixed with white

  1. 8cb556
  2. 97bd68
  3. a2c47a
  4. adcc8b
  5. b9d39c
  6. c4daac
  7. d0e2bd
  8. dbe9cd
  9. e7f0de
  10. f3f8ee

Darker: #8cb556 mixed with black

  1. 8cb556
  2. 799d4a
  3. 67863e
  4. 556f32
  5. 435927
  6. 33441c
  7. 233012
  8. 141d08
  9. 070c02
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb556 with less saturation

  1. 8cb556
  2. 8fb460
  3. 91b269
  4. 94b172
  5. 96af7a
  6. 99ae82
  7. 9bac89
  8. 9eab90
  9. a0a997
  10. a3a79e

Questions about #8cb556

What color is #8cb556?

#8cb556 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Usumoegi Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 181, 86), in HSL hsl(85.89, 39.09%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.227% 0.13222 128.619).

What colors go well with #8cb556?

The complementary color of #8cb556 is #bd8de4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bba632 and #4ebe86. The triadic partners are #5dabf4 and #ea8094.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb556?

Black text reads better on #8cb556: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb556 a warm or cool color?

#8cb556 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 129 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.132.