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#8aaa58 color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8aaa58 is rgb(138, 170, 88) in RGB and oklch(69.518% 0.11526 126.722) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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83°
100%

69.5%
0.115
127°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • lime-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #8aaa58

#8aaa58 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 127°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.97:1, 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: #8aaa58 mixed with white

  1. 8aaa58
  2. 95b26a
  3. a0bb7b
  4. acc38b
  5. b7cc9c
  6. c3d4ac
  7. cfddbd
  8. dbe5cd
  9. e7eede
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8aaa58 mixed with black

  1. 8aaa58
  2. 77934b
  3. 657d3f
  4. 536833
  5. 425328
  6. 323f1d
  7. 222d12
  8. 141b09
  9. 070b03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aaa58 with less saturation

  1. 8aaa58
  2. 8ca960
  3. 8ea868
  4. 90a76f
  5. 92a577
  6. 93a47d
  7. 95a384
  8. 97a18a
  9. 99a091
  10. 9b9e97

Questions about #8aaa58

What color is #8aaa58?

#8aaa58 is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(138, 170, 88), in HSL hsl(83.41, 32.54%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.518% 0.11526 126.722).

What colors go well with #8aaa58?

The complementary color of #8aaa58 is #af89d5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b19d3f and #59b27f. The triadic partners are #5da3e0 and #d97d91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aaa58?

Black text reads better on #8aaa58: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aaa58 a warm or cool color?

#8aaa58 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 127 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.115.