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#8ca556 color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ca556 is rgb(140, 165, 86) in RGB and oklch(68.46% 0.10924 123.697) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

68.5%
0.109
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • lime-600
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #8ca556

#8ca556 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.75:1 contrast and black text 7.63:1, 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: #8ca556 mixed with white

  1. 8ca556
  2. 97ae68
  3. a2b779
  4. adc08a
  5. b8c99a
  6. c4d2ab
  7. cfdbbc
  8. dbe4cc
  9. e7eddd
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8ca556 mixed with black

  1. 8ca556
  2. 798f4a
  3. 67793e
  4. 556532
  5. 435127
  6. 333d1c
  7. 232b12
  8. 141a08
  9. 070a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca556 with less saturation

  1. 8ca556
  2. 8da45e
  3. 8fa366
  4. 90a26d
  5. 91a174
  6. 93a07b
  7. 949f81
  8. 959d87
  9. 979c8e
  10. 989b94

Questions about #8ca556

What color is #8ca556?

#8ca556 is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(140, 165, 86), in HSL hsl(78.99, 31.47%, 49.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.46% 0.10924 123.697).

What colors go well with #8ca556?

The complementary color of #8ca556 is #a888d1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b09842 and #5fad7a. The triadic partners are #59a1d8 and #d27c92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca556?

Black text reads better on #8ca556: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and black gives 7.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca556 a warm or cool color?

#8ca556 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.109.