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#8b9549 color: Winter Pea Green

#8b9549 is rgb(139, 149, 73) in RGB and oklch(64.472% 0.10118 115.493) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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68°
100%

64.5%
0.101
115°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 45

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About #8b9549

#8b9549 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 64.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 115°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.23:1 contrast and black text 6.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Winter Pea Green (#8e9549). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8b9549 mixed with white

  1. 8b9549
  2. 969f5c
  3. a1aa6f
  4. acb481
  5. b7bf92
  6. c3c9a4
  7. cfd4b6
  8. dbdfc8
  9. e7e9da
  10. f3f4ed

Darker: #8b9549 mixed with black

  1. 8b9549
  2. 78813e
  3. 666d34
  4. 545a2a
  5. 434820
  6. 323717
  7. 23260e
  8. 141606
  9. 070802
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8b9549 with less saturation

  1. 8b9549
  2. 8b9452
  3. 8b9459
  4. 8b9361
  5. 8c9268
  6. 8c926f
  7. 8c9175
  8. 8c907b
  9. 8d8f81
  10. 8d8e87

Questions about #8b9549

What color is #8b9549?

#8b9549 is soft lime. The closest named color is Winter Pea Green. In RGB it is rgb(139, 149, 73), in HSL hsl(67.89, 34.23%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.472% 0.10118 115.493).

What colors go well with #8b9549?

The complementary color of #8b9549 is #9281c5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a9893e and #649e67. The triadic partners are #4897c3 and #be7390.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b9549?

Black text reads better on #8b9549: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and black gives 6.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b9549 a warm or cool color?

#8b9549 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 115 degrees, its lightness 64.5% and its chroma 0.101.