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#8cb563 color: Broccoli

#8cb563 is rgb(140, 181, 99) in RGB and oklch(72.413% 0.11898 130.613) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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90°
100%

72.4%
0.119
131°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #8cb563

#8cb563 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 72.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.36:1 contrast and black text 8.9:1, 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: #8cb563 mixed with white

  1. 8cb563
  2. 97bc73
  3. a2c483
  4. aecb93
  5. b9d3a2
  6. c4dab2
  7. d0e2c1
  8. dce9d0
  9. e7f0e0
  10. f3f8ef

Darker: #8cb563 mixed with black

  1. 8cb563
  2. 799d55
  3. 678647
  4. 556f3a
  5. 43592e
  6. 334421
  7. 233016
  8. 141d0b
  9. 070c03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb563 with less saturation

  1. 8cb563
  2. 8fb46b
  3. 91b272
  4. 94b179
  5. 97af80
  6. 99ae87
  7. 9cac8d
  8. 9eab94
  9. a1a99a
  10. a3a7a0

Questions about #8cb563

What color is #8cb563?

#8cb563 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Broccoli. In RGB it is rgb(140, 181, 99), in HSL hsl(90, 35.65%, 54.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.413% 0.11898 130.613).

What colors go well with #8cb563?

The complementary color of #8cb563 is #bd90dd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b7a846 and #58bd8d. The triadic partners are #6aabee and #e68594.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb563?

Black text reads better on #8cb563: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and black gives 8.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb563 a warm or cool color?

#8cb563 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 72.4% and its chroma 0.119.