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#8dc261 color: Jaunty Green

#8dc261 is rgb(141, 194, 97) in RGB and oklch(75.519% 0.13963 132.482) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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93°
100%

75.5%
0.140
132°
  • 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 -45
Black text
10.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #8dc261

#8dc261 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 132°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.1:1 contrast and black text 10.02:1, 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: #8dc261 mixed with white

  1. 8dc261
  2. 98c872
  3. a4cf83
  4. afd593
  5. badba2
  6. c5e1b2
  7. d1e7c1
  8. dcedd1
  9. e8f3e0
  10. f3f9f0

Darker: #8dc261 mixed with black

  1. 8dc261
  2. 7aa853
  3. 678f46
  4. 557739
  5. 44602d
  6. 334921
  7. 233415
  8. 14200b
  9. 070e03
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8dc261 with less saturation

  1. 8dc261
  2. 91c06b
  3. 94bf74
  4. 98bd7c
  5. 9bbb84
  6. 9fb98c
  7. a2b893
  8. a6b69b
  9. a9b4a2
  10. acb2a9

Questions about #8dc261

What color is #8dc261?

#8dc261 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Jaunty Green. In RGB it is rgb(141, 194, 97), in HSL hsl(92.78, 44.29%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.519% 0.13963 132.482).

What colors go well with #8dc261?

The complementary color of #8dc261 is #ce94ef. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c1b237 and #46cb95. The triadic partners are #6ab4ff and #fa8897.

Is white or black text more readable on #8dc261?

Black text reads better on #8dc261: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and black gives 10.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8dc261 a warm or cool color?

#8dc261 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 132 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.14.