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#8fcaae color: Peppermint Spray

#8fcaae is rgb(143, 202, 174) in RGB and oklch(79.063% 0.07291 163.68) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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152°
100%

79.1%
0.073
164°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • olive-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.87:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #8fcaae

#8fcaae is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.87:1 contrast and black text 11.23:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Peppermint Spray (#90cbaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #8fcaae mixed with white

  1. 8fcaae
  2. 9bcfb6
  3. a6d5be
  4. b1dac6
  5. bcdfce
  6. c8e5d6
  7. d3eade
  8. deefe6
  9. e9f4ee
  10. f4faf7

Darker: #8fcaae mixed with black

  1. 8fcaae
  2. 7caf97
  3. 699580
  4. 577c6a
  5. 456455
  6. 344d41
  7. 24372e
  8. 15221c
  9. 070f0b
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8fcaae with less saturation

  1. 8fcaae
  2. 94c9af
  3. 99c7b1
  4. 9dc6b2
  5. a2c4b3
  6. a6c3b4
  7. abc1b6
  8. afbfb7
  9. b3beb8
  10. b7bcb9

Questions about #8fcaae

What color is #8fcaae?

#8fcaae is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Peppermint Spray. In RGB it is rgb(143, 202, 174), in HSL hsl(151.53, 35.76%, 67.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.063% 0.07291 163.68).

What colors go well with #8fcaae?

The complementary color of #8fcaae is #dda9c7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a8c596 and #81cac8. The triadic partners are #b4b5e9 and #e4ac95.

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

Black text reads better on #8fcaae: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and black gives 11.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8fcaae a warm or cool color?

#8fcaae is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.073.