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#8cb866 color: Cold Spring

#8cb866 is rgb(140, 184, 102) in RGB and oklch(73.167% 0.12031 131.834) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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92°
100%

73.2%
0.120
132°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #8cb866

#8cb866 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 132°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Spring (#88bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cb866 mixed with white

  1. 8cb866
  2. 97bf76
  3. a2c685
  4. aece95
  5. b9d5a4
  6. c5dcb3
  7. d0e3c2
  8. dcead1
  9. e7f1e0
  10. f3f8f0

Darker: #8cb866 mixed with black

  1. 8cb866
  2. 79a058
  3. 67884a
  4. 55713c
  5. 435b2f
  6. 334523
  7. 233117
  8. 141e0c
  9. 070c04
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cb866 with less saturation

  1. 8cb866
  2. 8fb76e
  3. 92b575
  4. 95b47c
  5. 98b283
  6. 9ab189
  7. 9daf90
  8. a0ad96
  9. a3ac9c
  10. a5aaa2

Questions about #8cb866

What color is #8cb866?

#8cb866 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Cold Spring. In RGB it is rgb(140, 184, 102), in HSL hsl(92.2, 36.61%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.167% 0.12031 131.834).

What colors go well with #8cb866?

The complementary color of #8cb866 is #c192df. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b8ab48 and #57c091. The triadic partners are #6dacf2 and #e98794.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cb866?

Black text reads better on #8cb866: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cb866 a warm or cool color?

#8cb866 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 132 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.12.