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#8aa355 color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8aa355 is rgb(138, 163, 85) in RGB and oklch(67.828% 0.10825 123.862) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

67.8%
0.108
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.82:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.45:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #8aa355

#8aa355 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 67.8% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.82:1 contrast and black text 7.45:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber (#88a95b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8aa355 mixed with white

  1. 8aa355
  2. 95ac67
  3. a0b578
  4. acbe89
  5. b7c89a
  6. c3d1aa
  7. cfdabb
  8. dae3cc
  9. e7ecdd
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8aa355 mixed with black

  1. 8aa355
  2. 778d49
  3. 65783d
  4. 536331
  5. 424f26
  6. 323c1c
  7. 222a11
  8. 141908
  9. 070a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aa355 with less saturation

  1. 8aa355
  2. 8ba25d
  3. 8da165
  4. 8ea06c
  5. 8f9f73
  6. 919e79
  7. 929d80
  8. 939b86
  9. 959a8c
  10. 969992

Questions about #8aa355

What color is #8aa355?

#8aa355 is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(138, 163, 85), in HSL hsl(79.23, 31.45%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.828% 0.10825 123.862).

What colors go well with #8aa355?

The complementary color of #8aa355 is #a687ce. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ae9641 and #5eab79. The triadic partners are #589fd6 and #cf7a90.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aa355?

Black text reads better on #8aa355: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and black gives 7.45:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aa355 a warm or cool color?

#8aa355 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 67.8% and its chroma 0.108.