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#8ca230 color: Biology Experiments

#8ca230 is rgb(140, 162, 48) in RGB and oklch(67.331% 0.13909 119.804) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

67.3%
0.139
120°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #8ca230

#8ca230 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 67.3% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.87:1 contrast and black text 7.33:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Biology Experiments (#91a135). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ca230 mixed with white

  1. 8ca230
  2. 97ab4b
  3. a2b561
  4. adbe76
  5. b8c78a
  6. c3d19e
  7. cfdab1
  8. dbe3c5
  9. e7ecd8
  10. f3f6eb

Darker: #8ca230 mixed with black

  1. 8ca230
  2. 798c28
  3. 677721
  4. 55631a
  5. 434f13
  6. 333c0c
  7. 232a06
  8. 141903
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca230 with less saturation

  1. 8ca230
  2. 8da140
  3. 8ea04d
  4. 8f9f58
  5. 909e63
  6. 919d6c
  7. 929c75
  8. 939a7e
  9. 949986
  10. 95988e

Questions about #8ca230

What color is #8ca230?

#8ca230 is bright lime. The closest named color is Biology Experiments. In RGB it is rgb(140, 162, 48), in HSL hsl(71.58, 54.29%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.331% 0.13909 119.804).

What colors go well with #8ca230?

The complementary color of #8ca230 is #a481df. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b89100 and #4dae66. The triadic partners are #2ca0e2 and #d96e93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca230?

Black text reads better on #8ca230: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and black gives 7.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca230 a warm or cool color?

#8ca230 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 67.3% and its chroma 0.139.