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#8ca536 color: Beautiful Mint

#8ca536 is rgb(140, 165, 54) in RGB and oklch(68.089% 0.13854 121.128) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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74°
100%

68.1%
0.139
121°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.78:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.55:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #8ca536

#8ca536 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 68.1% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 121°.

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

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ca536 mixed with white

  1. 8ca536
  2. 97ae4f
  3. a2b765
  4. adc079
  5. b8c98d
  6. c3d2a0
  7. cfdbb3
  8. dbe4c6
  9. e7edd9
  10. f3f6ec

Darker: #8ca536 mixed with black

  1. 8ca536
  2. 798f2e
  3. 677925
  4. 55651e
  5. 435116
  6. 333d0f
  7. 232b08
  8. 141a03
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca536 with less saturation

  1. 8ca536
  2. 8da445
  3. 8ea351
  4. 8fa25c
  5. 91a166
  6. 92a06f
  7. 939e78
  8. 949d81
  9. 969b89
  10. 979a91

Questions about #8ca536

What color is #8ca536?

#8ca536 is bright lime. The closest named color is Beautiful Mint. In RGB it is rgb(140, 165, 54), in HSL hsl(73.51, 50.68%, 42.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.089% 0.13854 121.128).

What colors go well with #8ca536?

The complementary color of #8ca536 is #a882e0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b89404 and #4cb06b. The triadic partners are #35a2e5 and #dc7193.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca536?

Black text reads better on #8ca536: 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 #8ca536 a warm or cool color?

#8ca536 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 121 degrees, its lightness 68.1% and its chroma 0.139.