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#8ca232 color: Biology Experiments

#8ca232 is rgb(140, 162, 50) in RGB and oklch(67.347% 0.1377 119.88) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

67.3%
0.138
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 #8ca232

#8ca232 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 67.3% lightness, 0.138 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: #8ca232 mixed with white

  1. 8ca232
  2. 97ab4c
  3. a2b562
  4. adbe77
  5. b8c78b
  6. c3d19e
  7. cfdab2
  8. dbe3c5
  9. e7ecd8
  10. f3f6ec

Darker: #8ca232 mixed with black

  1. 8ca232
  2. 798c2a
  3. 677722
  4. 55631b
  5. 434f14
  6. 333c0d
  7. 232a07
  8. 141903
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca232 with less saturation

  1. 8ca232
  2. 8da141
  3. 8ea04e
  4. 8f9f59
  5. 909e63
  6. 919d6d
  7. 929c76
  8. 939a7e
  9. 949986
  10. 95988e

Questions about #8ca232

What color is #8ca232?

#8ca232 is bright lime. The closest named color is Biology Experiments. In RGB it is rgb(140, 162, 50), in HSL hsl(71.79, 52.83%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.347% 0.1377 119.88).

What colors go well with #8ca232?

The complementary color of #8ca232 is #a481de. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b79100 and #4ead67. The triadic partners are #2fa0e2 and #d96f93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca232?

Black text reads better on #8ca232: 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 #8ca232 a warm or cool color?

#8ca232 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 67.3% and its chroma 0.138.