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#8aaa40 color: Beautiful Mint

#8aaa40 is rgb(138, 170, 64) in RGB and oklch(69.222% 0.13798 124.194) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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78°
100%

69.2%
0.138
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8aaa40

#8aaa40 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.66:1 contrast and black text 7.9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Mint (#8da936). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8aaa40 mixed with white

  1. 8aaa40
  2. 95b357
  3. a0bb6b
  4. acc47e
  5. b7cc91
  6. c3d5a3
  7. ceddb6
  8. dae6c8
  9. e6eeda
  10. f3f7ed

Darker: #8aaa40 mixed with black

  1. 8aaa40
  2. 779336
  3. 657d2d
  4. 536824
  5. 42531b
  6. 323f13
  7. 222d0b
  8. 141b05
  9. 070b01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aaa40 with less saturation

  1. 8aaa40
  2. 8ca94d
  3. 8da858
  4. 8fa662
  5. 91a56b
  6. 93a474
  7. 95a27d
  8. 96a185
  9. 989f8d
  10. 9a9e94

Questions about #8aaa40

What color is #8aaa40?

#8aaa40 is bright lime. The closest named color is Beautiful Mint. In RGB it is rgb(138, 170, 64), in HSL hsl(78.11, 45.3%, 45.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.222% 0.13798 124.194).

What colors go well with #8aaa40?

The complementary color of #8aaa40 is #af85e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b89a13 and #48b574. The triadic partners are #43a4eb and #e17492.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aaa40?

Black text reads better on #8aaa40: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and black gives 7.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aaa40 a warm or cool color?

#8aaa40 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 69.2% and its chroma 0.138.