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#8aa237 color: Biology Experiments

#8aa237 is rgb(138, 162, 55) in RGB and oklch(67.238% 0.13482 120.981) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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73°
100%

67.2%
0.135
121°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.88:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.30:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #8aa237

#8aa237 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 67.2% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 121°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.88:1 contrast and black text 7.3:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Biology Experiments (#91a135). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8aa237 mixed with white

  1. 8aa237
  2. 95ab4f
  3. a0b565
  4. abbe79
  5. b7c78c
  6. c2d1a0
  7. cedab3
  8. dae3c6
  9. e6ecd9
  10. f3f6ec

Darker: #8aa237 mixed with black

  1. 8aa237
  2. 778c2e
  3. 657726
  4. 53631e
  5. 424f16
  6. 323c0f
  7. 222a08
  8. 141903
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aa237 with less saturation

  1. 8aa237
  2. 8ba145
  3. 8ca051
  4. 8d9f5b
  5. 8e9e65
  6. 909d6e
  7. 919b76
  8. 929a7f
  9. 939987
  10. 94978e

Questions about #8aa237

What color is #8aa237?

#8aa237 is bright lime. The closest named color is Biology Experiments. In RGB it is rgb(138, 162, 55), in HSL hsl(73.46, 49.31%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.238% 0.13482 120.981).

What colors go well with #8aa237?

The complementary color of #8aa237 is #a481db. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b5920d and #4dad6a. The triadic partners are #369fe1 and #d87091.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aa237?

Black text reads better on #8aa237: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and black gives 7.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aa237 a warm or cool color?

#8aa237 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 121 degrees, its lightness 67.2% and its chroma 0.135.