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#8ca454 color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ca454 is rgb(140, 164, 84) in RGB and oklch(68.197% 0.10993 123.064) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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78°
100%

68.2%
0.110
123°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.78:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #8ca454

#8ca454 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 68.2% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 123°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.78:1 contrast and black text 7.55:1, 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: #8ca454 mixed with white

  1. 8ca454
  2. 97ad66
  3. a2b677
  4. adbf88
  5. b8c899
  6. c4d1aa
  7. cfdabb
  8. dbe4cc
  9. e7eddd
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8ca454 mixed with black

  1. 8ca454
  2. 798e48
  3. 67793c
  4. 556431
  5. 435026
  6. 333d1b
  7. 232b11
  8. 141a08
  9. 070a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca454 with less saturation

  1. 8ca454
  2. 8da35c
  3. 8ea264
  4. 90a16c
  5. 91a073
  6. 929f79
  7. 939e80
  8. 959d86
  9. 969b8d
  10. 979a93

Questions about #8ca454

What color is #8ca454?

#8ca454 is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(140, 164, 84), in HSL hsl(78, 32.26%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.197% 0.10993 123.064).

What colors go well with #8ca454?

The complementary color of #8ca454 is #a788d1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b09740 and #5fad78. The triadic partners are #57a0d7 and #d17b92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca454?

Black text reads better on #8ca454: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and black gives 7.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca454 a warm or cool color?

#8ca454 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 123 degrees, its lightness 68.2% and its chroma 0.11.