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#8ce2a9 color: Jovial Jade

#8ce2a9 is rgb(140, 226, 169) in RGB and oklch(84.301% 0.11613 154.145) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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140°
100%

84.3%
0.116
154°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • emerald-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.55:1Hard to read
Lc -28
Black text
13.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 79

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About #8ce2a9

#8ce2a9 is a pastel light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 84.3% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.55:1 contrast and black text 13.57:1, 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: #8ce2a9 mixed with white

  1. 8ce2a9
  2. 99e5b2
  3. a5e8ba
  4. b1ebc3
  5. bdeecb
  6. c8f1d4
  7. d3f4dc
  8. def7e5
  9. e9faee
  10. f4fcf6

Darker: #8ce2a9 mixed with black

  1. 8ce2a9
  2. 79c492
  3. 67a87c
  4. 558c67
  5. 437153
  6. 33573f
  7. 233e2c
  8. 14271b
  9. 07120a
  10. 010301

Calmer: #8ce2a9 with less saturation

  1. 8ce2a9
  2. 94e0ad
  3. 9bdeb0
  4. a2dcb4
  5. a9d9b7
  6. afd7bb
  7. b5d5be
  8. bbd3c1
  9. c0d0c5
  10. c6cec8

Questions about #8ce2a9

What color is #8ce2a9?

#8ce2a9 is pastel light emerald. The closest named color is Jovial Jade. In RGB it is rgb(140, 226, 169), in HSL hsl(140.23, 59.72%, 71.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(84.301% 0.11613 154.145).

What colors go well with #8ce2a9?

The complementary color of #8ce2a9 is #faafeb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bbd982 and #64e4d4. The triadic partners are #b7c7ff and #ffb19b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ce2a9?

Black text reads better on #8ce2a9: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and black gives 13.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ce2a9 a warm or cool color?

#8ce2a9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 84.3% and its chroma 0.116.