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#8eb156 color: Usumoegi Green

#8eb156 is rgb(142, 177, 86) in RGB and oklch(71.419% 0.12557 126.74) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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83°
100%

71.4%
0.126
127°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.45:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #8eb156

#8eb156 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.4% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 127°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.45:1 contrast and black text 8.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Usumoegi Green (#8db255). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8eb156 mixed with white

  1. 8eb156
  2. 99b968
  3. a4c17a
  4. afc98b
  5. bad09b
  6. c5d8ac
  7. d0e0bd
  8. dce8cd
  9. e8f0de
  10. f3f7ee

Darker: #8eb156 mixed with black

  1. 8eb156
  2. 7b994a
  3. 68833e
  4. 566c32
  5. 445727
  6. 34421c
  7. 242f12
  8. 151c08
  9. 070c02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8eb156 with less saturation

  1. 8eb156
  2. 90b060
  3. 92af68
  4. 94ad71
  5. 96ac78
  6. 98aa80
  7. 9aa987
  8. 9ca88e
  9. 9fa695
  10. a1a49c

Questions about #8eb156

What color is #8eb156?

#8eb156 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Usumoegi Green. In RGB it is rgb(142, 177, 86), in HSL hsl(83.08, 36.84%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.419% 0.12557 126.74).

What colors go well with #8eb156?

The complementary color of #8eb156 is #b78de0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b9a238 and #56ba82. The triadic partners are #5ba9ed and #e48096.

Is white or black text more readable on #8eb156?

Black text reads better on #8eb156: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and black gives 8.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8eb156 a warm or cool color?

#8eb156 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 127 degrees, its lightness 71.4% and its chroma 0.126.