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#8a9b49 color: Café de Paris

#8a9b49 is rgb(138, 155, 73) in RGB and oklch(65.787% 0.10954 119.223) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

65.8%
0.110
119°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 39%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #8a9b49

#8a9b49 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 65.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.06:1 contrast and black text 6.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Café de Paris (#889944). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8a9b49 mixed with white

  1. 8a9b49
  2. 95a55c
  3. a0af6f
  4. abb981
  5. b7c393
  6. c2cda5
  7. ced7b7
  8. dae1c9
  9. e6ebdb
  10. f3f5ed

Darker: #8a9b49 mixed with black

  1. 8a9b49
  2. 77863e
  3. 657234
  4. 535e2a
  5. 424b20
  6. 323917
  7. 22280e
  8. 141806
  9. 070902
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a9b49 with less saturation

  1. 8a9b49
  2. 8b9a52
  3. 8b995b
  4. 8c9962
  5. 8d986a
  6. 8d9771
  7. 8e9678
  8. 8f957e
  9. 909485
  10. 91938b

Questions about #8a9b49

What color is #8a9b49?

#8a9b49 is bright lime. The closest named color is Café de Paris. In RGB it is rgb(138, 155, 73), in HSL hsl(72.44, 35.96%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.787% 0.10954 119.223).

What colors go well with #8a9b49?

The complementary color of #8a9b49 is #9b82cb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ac8e38 and #5ea46c. The triadic partners are #499acd and #c77490.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a9b49?

Black text reads better on #8a9b49: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and black gives 6.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a9b49 a warm or cool color?

#8a9b49 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 65.8% and its chroma 0.11.