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#8ca52a color: Beautiful Mint

#8ca52a is rgb(140, 165, 42) in RGB and oklch(67.998% 0.14655 120.644) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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72°
100%

68%
0.147
121°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.79:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #8ca52a

#8ca52a is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 68% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 121°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.79:1 contrast and black text 7.53:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Mint (#8da936). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ca52a mixed with white

  1. 8ca52a
  2. 97ae47
  3. a2b75f
  4. adc074
  5. b8c989
  6. c3d29d
  7. cfdbb0
  8. dbe4c4
  9. e7edd8
  10. f3f6eb

Darker: #8ca52a mixed with black

  1. 8ca52a
  2. 798f23
  3. 67791c
  4. 556516
  5. 435110
  6. 333d0a
  7. 232b05
  8. 141a02
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca52a with less saturation

  1. 8ca52a
  2. 8da43c
  3. 8ea34b
  4. 8fa257
  5. 90a162
  6. 929f6c
  7. 939e76
  8. 949d7f
  9. 959b87
  10. 979a90

Questions about #8ca52a

What color is #8ca52a?

#8ca52a is bright lime. The closest named color is Beautiful Mint. In RGB it is rgb(140, 165, 42), in HSL hsl(72.2, 59.42%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.998% 0.14655 120.644).

What colors go well with #8ca52a?

The complementary color of #8ca52a is #a881e4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ba9300 and #46b167. The triadic partners are #25a2e9 and #df6e93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca52a?

Black text reads better on #8ca52a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and black gives 7.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca52a a warm or cool color?

#8ca52a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 121 degrees, its lightness 68% and its chroma 0.147.