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#8aa02e color: Vigorous Wasabi

#8aa02e is rgb(138, 160, 46) in RGB and oklch(66.689% 0.1388 119.865) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

66.7%
0.139
120°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc -61
Black text
7.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 48

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About #8aa02e

#8aa02e is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 66.7% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.94:1 contrast and black text 7.15:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Vigorous Wasabi (#8b9d30). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8aa02e mixed with white

  1. 8aa02e
  2. 95aa49
  3. a0b360
  4. abbd75
  5. b7c689
  6. c2d09d
  7. ced9b1
  8. dae3c4
  9. e6ecd8
  10. f3f6eb

Darker: #8aa02e mixed with black

  1. 8aa02e
  2. 778b27
  3. 65761f
  4. 536118
  5. 424e12
  6. 323b0b
  7. 222906
  8. 141902
  9. 070901
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aa02e with less saturation

  1. 8aa02e
  2. 8b9f3e
  3. 8c9e4b
  4. 8d9d56
  5. 8e9c61
  6. 8f9b6a
  7. 909a73
  8. 91987c
  9. 929784
  10. 93968c

Questions about #8aa02e

What color is #8aa02e?

#8aa02e is bright lime. The closest named color is Vigorous Wasabi. In RGB it is rgb(138, 160, 46), in HSL hsl(71.58, 55.34%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.689% 0.1388 119.865).

What colors go well with #8aa02e?

The complementary color of #8aa02e is #a27fdc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b58f00 and #4bac65. The triadic partners are #2a9ee0 and #d76c91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aa02e?

Black text reads better on #8aa02e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and black gives 7.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aa02e a warm or cool color?

#8aa02e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 66.7% and its chroma 0.139.