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#8cd89c color: Mother of Pearl Green

#8cd89c is rgb(140, 216, 156) in RGB and oklch(81.689% 0.11327 149.977) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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133°
100%

81.7%
0.113
150°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-300
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc -34
Black text
12.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 74

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About #8cd89c

#8cd89c is a pastel light green color. In OKLCH it has 81.7% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 150°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.69:1 contrast and black text 12.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mother of Pearl Green (#8fd89f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light green colors

Lighter: #8cd89c mixed with white

  1. 8cd89c
  2. 98dca6
  3. a4e0b0
  4. b0e4ba
  5. bce8c3
  6. c7eccd
  7. d2f0d7
  8. def4e1
  9. e9f8eb
  10. f4fbf5

Darker: #8cd89c mixed with black

  1. 8cd89c
  2. 79bc87
  3. 67a073
  4. 55855f
  5. 436b4c
  6. 335339
  7. 233b28
  8. 142518
  9. 071109
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8cd89c with less saturation

  1. 8cd89c
  2. 93d6a0
  3. 99d4a4
  4. 9fd2a8
  5. a4d0ac
  6. aaceb0
  7. afccb4
  8. b4cab8
  9. b9c7bb
  10. bec5bf

Questions about #8cd89c

What color is #8cd89c?

#8cd89c is pastel light green. The closest named color is Mother of Pearl Green. In RGB it is rgb(140, 216, 156), in HSL hsl(132.63, 49.35%, 69.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(81.689% 0.11327 149.977).

What colors go well with #8cd89c?

The complementary color of #8cd89c is #eda8e6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bace78 and #62dbc6. The triadic partners are #a7c0ff and #ffa797.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cd89c?

Black text reads better on #8cd89c: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and black gives 12.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cd89c a warm or cool color?

#8cd89c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 150 degrees, its lightness 81.7% and its chroma 0.113.