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#8cc261 color: Jaunty Green

#8cc261 is rgb(140, 194, 97) in RGB and oklch(75.458% 0.14015 132.818) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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93°
100%

75.5%
0.140
133°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-400
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.10:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
10.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #8cc261

#8cc261 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 133°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.1:1 contrast and black text 10:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jaunty Green (#8dc36a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8cc261 mixed with white

  1. 8cc261
  2. 97c872
  3. a3cf83
  4. aed593
  5. badba2
  6. c5e1b2
  7. d0e7c1
  8. dcedd1
  9. e8f3e0
  10. f3f9f0

Darker: #8cc261 mixed with black

  1. 8cc261
  2. 79a853
  3. 678f46
  4. 557739
  5. 43602d
  6. 334921
  7. 233415
  8. 14200b
  9. 070e03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8cc261 with less saturation

  1. 8cc261
  2. 90c06b
  3. 94bf73
  4. 97bd7c
  5. 9bbb84
  6. 9eb98c
  7. a2b793
  8. a5b69a
  9. a9b3a1
  10. acb1a8

Questions about #8cc261

What color is #8cc261?

#8cc261 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Jaunty Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 194, 97), in HSL hsl(93.4, 44.29%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.458% 0.14015 132.818).

What colors go well with #8cc261?

The complementary color of #8cc261 is #ce94ee. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c0b236 and #44cb95. The triadic partners are #6bb3ff and #fa8796.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cc261?

Black text reads better on #8cc261: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and black gives 10:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cc261 a warm or cool color?

#8cc261 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 133 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.14.