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#86a65e color: Chelsea Cucumber

#86a65e is rgb(134, 166, 94) in RGB and oklch(68.385% 0.10468 128.462) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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87°
100%

68.4%
0.105
128°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #86a65e

#86a65e is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 128°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.75:1 contrast and black text 7.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber (#88a95b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #86a65e mixed with white

  1. 86a65e
  2. 92af6e
  3. 9db87e
  4. a9c18e
  5. b5c99e
  6. c1d2ae
  7. cddbbe
  8. d9e4ce
  9. e6edde
  10. f2f6ef

Darker: #86a65e mixed with black

  1. 86a65e
  2. 749051
  3. 627a44
  4. 516537
  5. 40512b
  6. 303e1f
  7. 212b14
  8. 131a0a
  9. 060a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #86a65e with less saturation

  1. 86a65e
  2. 88a565
  3. 8aa46b
  4. 8ca372
  5. 8ea178
  6. 90a07e
  7. 929f83
  8. 949e89
  9. 959c8f
  10. 979b94

Questions about #86a65e

What color is #86a65e?

#86a65e is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(134, 166, 94), in HSL hsl(86.67, 28.8%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.385% 0.10468 128.462).

What colors go well with #86a65e?

The complementary color of #86a65e is #ac87cb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aa9a48 and #5bad81. The triadic partners are #639fd7 and #d17d8c.

Is white or black text more readable on #86a65e?

Black text reads better on #86a65e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and black gives 7.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86a65e a warm or cool color?

#86a65e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 128 degrees, its lightness 68.4% and its chroma 0.105.