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#8ca234 color: Biology Experiments

#8ca234 is rgb(140, 162, 52) in RGB and oklch(67.363% 0.13627 119.961) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

67.4%
0.136
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 #8ca234

#8ca234 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 67.4% lightness, 0.136 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: #8ca234 mixed with white

  1. 8ca234
  2. 97ab4d
  3. a2b563
  4. adbe78
  5. b8c78b
  6. c3d19f
  7. cfdab2
  8. dbe3c5
  9. e7ecd8
  10. f3f6ec

Darker: #8ca234 mixed with black

  1. 8ca234
  2. 798c2c
  3. 677724
  4. 55631c
  5. 434f15
  6. 333c0e
  7. 232a07
  8. 141903
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca234 with less saturation

  1. 8ca234
  2. 8da143
  3. 8ea04f
  4. 8f9f5a
  5. 909e64
  6. 919d6d
  7. 929c76
  8. 939a7e
  9. 949987
  10. 95988e

Questions about #8ca234

What color is #8ca234?

#8ca234 is bright lime. The closest named color is Biology Experiments. In RGB it is rgb(140, 162, 52), in HSL hsl(72, 51.4%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.363% 0.13627 119.961).

What colors go well with #8ca234?

The complementary color of #8ca234 is #a481dd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b79107 and #4fad68. The triadic partners are #31a0e1 and #d86f93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca234?

Black text reads better on #8ca234: 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 #8ca234 a warm or cool color?

#8ca234 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 120 degrees, its lightness 67.4% and its chroma 0.136.