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#8aab42 color: Beautiful Mint

#8aab42 is rgb(138, 171, 66) in RGB and oklch(69.481% 0.13763 124.647) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

69.5%
0.138
125°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #8aab42

#8aab42 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 125°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.63:1 contrast and black text 7.98:1, 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: #8aab42 mixed with white

  1. 8aab42
  2. 95b458
  3. a0bc6c
  4. acc47f
  5. b7cd92
  6. c3d5a4
  7. cfdeb6
  8. dae6c8
  9. e7eedb
  10. f3f7ed

Darker: #8aab42 mixed with black

  1. 8aab42
  2. 779438
  3. 657e2f
  4. 536825
  5. 42541c
  6. 324014
  7. 222d0b
  8. 141b05
  9. 070b01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8aab42 with less saturation

  1. 8aab42
  2. 8caa4e
  3. 8ea959
  4. 8fa763
  5. 91a66d
  6. 93a575
  7. 95a37e
  8. 97a286
  9. 99a08e
  10. 9b9e95

Questions about #8aab42

What color is #8aab42?

#8aab42 is bright lime. The closest named color is Beautiful Mint. In RGB it is rgb(138, 171, 66), in HSL hsl(78.86, 44.3%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.481% 0.13763 124.647).

What colors go well with #8aab42?

The complementary color of #8aab42 is #b085e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b89b17 and #48b576. The triadic partners are #46a4ec and #e27592.

Is white or black text more readable on #8aab42?

Black text reads better on #8aab42: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and black gives 7.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8aab42 a warm or cool color?

#8aab42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.138.