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#8cdba9 color: Jovial Jade

#8cdba9 is rgb(140, 219, 169) in RGB and oklch(82.678% 0.10552 155.545) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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142°
100%

82.7%
0.106
156°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc -32
Black text
12.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 76

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About #8cdba9

#8cdba9 is a pastel light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 82.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.64:1 contrast and black text 12.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jovial Jade (#88ddaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #8cdba9 mixed with white

  1. 8cdba9
  2. 99dfb1
  3. a5e3ba
  4. b0e6c3
  5. bceacb
  6. c7edd4
  7. d3f1dc
  8. def5e5
  9. e9f8ee
  10. f4fcf6

Darker: #8cdba9 mixed with black

  1. 8cdba9
  2. 79be92
  3. 67a27c
  4. 558767
  5. 436d53
  6. 33543f
  7. 233c2c
  8. 14261b
  9. 07110a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8cdba9 with less saturation

  1. 8cdba9
  2. 93d9ac
  3. 9ad7af
  4. a0d5b2
  5. a6d3b5
  6. acd1b8
  7. b1cfbb
  8. b7cdbe
  9. bccbc0
  10. c1c8c3

Questions about #8cdba9

What color is #8cdba9?

#8cdba9 is pastel light emerald. The closest named color is Jovial Jade. In RGB it is rgb(140, 219, 169), in HSL hsl(142.03, 52.32%, 70.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.678% 0.10552 155.545).

What colors go well with #8cdba9?

The complementary color of #8cdba9 is #f2ace1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b6d386 and #6bddd0. The triadic partners are #b3c1ff and #ffae97.

Is white or black text more readable on #8cdba9?

Black text reads better on #8cdba9: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and black gives 12.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8cdba9 a warm or cool color?

#8cdba9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 82.7% and its chroma 0.106.