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#8aaa42 color: Beautiful Mint

#8aaa42 is rgb(138, 170, 66) in RGB and oklch(69.243% 0.1363 124.346) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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78°
100%

69.2%
0.136
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
7.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8aaa42

#8aaa42 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.2% lightness, 0.136 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 7.91:1, 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: #8aaa42 mixed with white

  1. 8aaa42
  2. 95b358
  3. a0bb6c
  4. acc47f
  5. b7cc92
  6. c3d5a4
  7. cfddb6
  8. dae6c8
  9. e7eedb
  10. f3f7ed

Darker: #8aaa42 mixed with black

  1. 8aaa42
  2. 779338
  3. 657d2f
  4. 536825
  5. 42531c
  6. 323f14
  7. 222d0b
  8. 141b05
  9. 070b01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aaa42 with less saturation

  1. 8aaa42
  2. 8ca94e
  3. 8da859
  4. 8fa663
  5. 91a56c
  6. 93a475
  7. 95a27d
  8. 96a185
  9. 989f8d
  10. 9a9e95

Questions about #8aaa42

What color is #8aaa42?

#8aaa42 is bright lime. The closest named color is Beautiful Mint. In RGB it is rgb(138, 170, 66), in HSL hsl(78.46, 44.07%, 46.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.243% 0.1363 124.346).

What colors go well with #8aaa42?

The complementary color of #8aaa42 is #af85e0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b89a19 and #4ab475. The triadic partners are #45a4ea and #e17592.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aaa42?

Black text reads better on #8aaa42: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and black gives 7.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aaa42 a warm or cool color?

#8aaa42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 69.2% and its chroma 0.136.