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#8eb866 color: Cold Spring

#8eb866 is rgb(142, 184, 102) in RGB and oklch(73.298% 0.11929 130.998) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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91°
100%

73.3%
0.119
131°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.20:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #8eb866

#8eb866 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 73.3% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.2:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Spring (#88bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8eb866 mixed with white

  1. 8eb866
  2. 99bf76
  3. a4c685
  4. afce95
  5. bad5a4
  6. c6dcb3
  7. d1e3c2
  8. dcead1
  9. e8f1e1
  10. f3f8f0

Darker: #8eb866 mixed with black

  1. 8eb866
  2. 7ba058
  3. 68884a
  4. 56713c
  5. 445b2f
  6. 344523
  7. 243117
  8. 151e0c
  9. 070c04
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8eb866 with less saturation

  1. 8eb866
  2. 91b76e
  3. 94b575
  4. 96b47c
  5. 99b283
  6. 9cb18a
  7. 9eaf90
  8. a1ae96
  9. a3ac9d
  10. a6aaa3

Questions about #8eb866

What color is #8eb866?

#8eb866 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Cold Spring. In RGB it is rgb(142, 184, 102), in HSL hsl(90.73, 36.61%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.298% 0.11929 130.998).

What colors go well with #8eb866?

The complementary color of #8eb866 is #c193e0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b9ab49 and #5ac090. The triadic partners are #6dadf1 and #e98896.

Is white or black text more readable on #8eb866?

Black text reads better on #8eb866: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8eb866 a warm or cool color?

#8eb866 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 73.3% and its chroma 0.119.