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#8ecaa2 color: Irish Spring

#8ecaa2 is rgb(142, 202, 162) in RGB and oklch(78.697% 0.08407 154.846) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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140°
100%

78.7%
0.084
155°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-300
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.89:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #8ecaa2

#8ecaa2 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.7% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 155°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.89:1 contrast and black text 11.12:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90cca3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #8ecaa2 mixed with white

  1. 8ecaa2
  2. 9acfab
  3. a5d5b4
  4. b1dabd
  5. bcdfc7
  6. c7e5d0
  7. d2ead9
  8. ddefe3
  9. e9f4ec
  10. f4faf5

Darker: #8ecaa2 mixed with black

  1. 8ecaa2
  2. 7baf8c
  3. 689577
  4. 567c63
  5. 44644f
  6. 344d3c
  7. 24372a
  8. 152219
  9. 070f0a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8ecaa2 with less saturation

  1. 8ecaa2
  2. 93c8a4
  3. 98c7a7
  4. 9cc5a9
  5. a1c4ac
  6. a5c2ae
  7. a9c0b0
  8. aebfb3
  9. b2bdb5
  10. b6bbb7

Questions about #8ecaa2

What color is #8ecaa2?

#8ecaa2 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Irish Spring. In RGB it is rgb(142, 202, 162), in HSL hsl(140, 36.14%, 67.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.697% 0.08407 154.846).

What colors go well with #8ecaa2?

The complementary color of #8ecaa2 is #dca6cf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #adc388 and #77cbc0. The triadic partners are #a9b6f0 and #eaa795.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ecaa2?

Black text reads better on #8ecaa2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and black gives 11.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ecaa2 a warm or cool color?

#8ecaa2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 155 degrees, its lightness 78.7% and its chroma 0.084.