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#8ab442 color: Avocado Toast

#8ab442 is rgb(138, 180, 66) in RGB and oklch(71.626% 0.14957 127.049) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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82°
100%

71.6%
0.150
127°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.42:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #8ab442

#8ab442 is a bright light lime color. In OKLCH it has 71.6% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 127°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.42:1 contrast and black text 8.69:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Avocado Toast (#90b134). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8ab442 mixed with white

  1. 8ab442
  2. 95bc59
  3. a0c36d
  4. accb80
  5. b7d393
  6. c3daa5
  7. cfe2b7
  8. dbe9c9
  9. e7f0db
  10. f3f8ed

Darker: #8ab442 mixed with black

  1. 8ab442
  2. 779c38
  3. 65852f
  4. 536e25
  5. 42581c
  6. 324414
  7. 22300b
  8. 141d05
  9. 070c01
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8ab442 with less saturation

  1. 8ab442
  2. 8db350
  3. 8fb15c
  4. 92b066
  5. 94ae70
  6. 97ad7a
  7. 99ab83
  8. 9ca98b
  9. 9ea793
  10. a1a59b

Questions about #8ab442

What color is #8ab442?

#8ab442 is bright light lime. The closest named color is Avocado Toast. In RGB it is rgb(138, 180, 66), in HSL hsl(82.11, 46.34%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.626% 0.14957 127.049).

What colors go well with #8ab442?

The complementary color of #8ab442 is #bc88ec. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bea200 and #3abf7d. The triadic partners are #48aafb and #f07893.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ab442?

Black text reads better on #8ab442: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and black gives 8.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ab442 a warm or cool color?

#8ab442 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 127 degrees, its lightness 71.6% and its chroma 0.15.