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#8ca233 color: Biology Experiments

#8ca233 is rgb(140, 162, 51) in RGB and oklch(67.355% 0.13699 119.92) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

67.4%
0.137
120°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 49

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About #8ca233

#8ca233 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 67.4% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 120°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.86:1 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: #8ca233 mixed with white

  1. 8ca233
  2. 97ab4d
  3. a2b563
  4. adbe77
  5. b8c78b
  6. c3d19f
  7. cfdab2
  8. dbe3c5
  9. e7ecd8
  10. f3f6ec

Darker: #8ca233 mixed with black

  1. 8ca233
  2. 798c2b
  3. 677723
  4. 55631c
  5. 434f14
  6. 333c0d
  7. 232a07
  8. 141903
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca233 with less saturation

  1. 8ca233
  2. 8da142
  3. 8ea04f
  4. 8f9f5a
  5. 909e64
  6. 919d6d
  7. 929c76
  8. 939a7e
  9. 949986
  10. 95988e

Questions about #8ca233

What color is #8ca233?

#8ca233 is bright lime. The closest named color is Biology Experiments. In RGB it is rgb(140, 162, 51), in HSL hsl(71.89, 52.11%, 41.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.355% 0.13699 119.92).

What colors go well with #8ca233?

The complementary color of #8ca233 is #a481de. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b79103 and #4ead67. The triadic partners are #30a0e1 and #d96f93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca233?

Black text reads better on #8ca233: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and black gives 7.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca233 a warm or cool color?

#8ca233 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 67.4% and its chroma 0.137.