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#8fcda9 color: Peppermint Spray

#8fcda9 is rgb(143, 205, 169) in RGB and oklch(79.617% 0.08173 158.414) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

79.6%
0.082
158°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-300
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.47:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #8fcda9

#8fcda9 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 158°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.47:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Peppermint Spray (#90cbaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #8fcda9 mixed with white

  1. 8fcda9
  2. 9bd2b1
  3. a6d7ba
  4. b1dcc2
  5. bde1cb
  6. c8e6d3
  7. d3ebdc
  8. def0e5
  9. e9f5ed
  10. f4faf6

Darker: #8fcda9 mixed with black

  1. 8fcda9
  2. 7cb292
  3. 69987c
  4. 577e67
  5. 456653
  6. 344e3f
  7. 24382c
  8. 15231b
  9. 070f0a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #8fcda9 with less saturation

  1. 8fcda9
  2. 94cbab
  3. 99caad
  4. 9ec8af
  5. a3c7b1
  6. a7c5b3
  7. acc3b5
  8. b0c2b7
  9. b4c0b9
  10. b8beba

Questions about #8fcda9

What color is #8fcda9?

#8fcda9 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Peppermint Spray. In RGB it is rgb(143, 205, 169), in HSL hsl(145.16, 38.27%, 68.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.617% 0.08173 158.414).

What colors go well with #8fcda9?

The complementary color of #8fcda9 is #e0a9cf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #adc78f and #7bcec7. The triadic partners are #b0b8f1 and #ebab96.

Is white or black text more readable on #8fcda9?

Black text reads better on #8fcda9: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8fcda9 a warm or cool color?

#8fcda9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 158 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.082.