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#8ba555 color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ba555 is rgb(139, 165, 85) in RGB and oklch(68.371% 0.11072 124.097) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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80°
100%

68.4%
0.111
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • lime-600
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.76:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.61:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #8ba555

#8ba555 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.76:1 contrast and black text 7.61:1, 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: #8ba555 mixed with white

  1. 8ba555
  2. 96ae67
  3. a1b778
  4. acc089
  5. b8c99a
  6. c3d2ab
  7. cfdbbb
  8. dbe4cc
  9. e7eddd
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8ba555 mixed with black

  1. 8ba555
  2. 788f49
  3. 66793d
  4. 546531
  5. 435126
  6. 323d1c
  7. 232b11
  8. 141a08
  9. 070a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ba555 with less saturation

  1. 8ba555
  2. 8ca45d
  3. 8ea365
  4. 8fa26c
  5. 91a173
  6. 92a07a
  7. 939e81
  8. 959d87
  9. 969c8d
  10. 989b93

Questions about #8ba555

What color is #8ba555?

#8ba555 is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(139, 165, 85), in HSL hsl(79.5, 32%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.371% 0.11072 124.097).

What colors go well with #8ba555?

The complementary color of #8ba555 is #a888d1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b09840 and #5dad7a. The triadic partners are #58a0d9 and #d27b91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ba555?

Black text reads better on #8ba555: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and black gives 7.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ba555 a warm or cool color?

#8ba555 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 68.4% and its chroma 0.111.