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#8aaa5d color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8aaa5d is rgb(138, 170, 93) in RGB and oklch(69.594% 0.10992 127.501) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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85°
100%

69.6%
0.110
128°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.99:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #8aaa5d

#8aaa5d is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.6% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 128°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.99:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber (#88a95b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8aaa5d mixed with white

  1. 8aaa5d
  2. 95b26e
  3. a0bb7e
  4. acc38e
  5. b7cc9e
  6. c3d4ae
  7. cfddbe
  8. dbe5ce
  9. e7eede
  10. f3f6ef

Darker: #8aaa5d mixed with black

  1. 8aaa5d
  2. 779350
  3. 657d43
  4. 536837
  5. 42532a
  6. 323f1f
  7. 222d14
  8. 141b0a
  9. 070b03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aaa5d with less saturation

  1. 8aaa5d
  2. 8ca965
  3. 8ea86c
  4. 90a773
  5. 92a579
  6. 94a47f
  7. 95a386
  8. 97a18c
  9. 99a092
  10. 9b9e97

Questions about #8aaa5d

What color is #8aaa5d?

#8aaa5d is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(138, 170, 93), in HSL hsl(84.94, 31.17%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.594% 0.10992 127.501).

What colors go well with #8aaa5d?

The complementary color of #8aaa5d is #b08ad2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b09d46 and #5cb282. The triadic partners are #62a3de and #d77f91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aaa5d?

Black text reads better on #8aaa5d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aaa5d a warm or cool color?

#8aaa5d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 128 degrees, its lightness 69.6% and its chroma 0.11.