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#8ca558 color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ca558 is rgb(140, 165, 88) in RGB and oklch(68.489% 0.10709 123.955) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

68.5%
0.107
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.64:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #8ca558

#8ca558 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.107 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 7.64:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber (#88a95b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ca558 mixed with white

  1. 8ca558
  2. 97ae69
  3. a2b77a
  4. adc08b
  5. b8c99b
  6. c4d2ac
  7. cfdbbc
  8. dbe4cd
  9. e7eddd
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8ca558 mixed with black

  1. 8ca558
  2. 798f4b
  3. 67793f
  4. 556533
  5. 435128
  6. 333d1d
  7. 232b12
  8. 141a09
  9. 070a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca558 with less saturation

  1. 8ca558
  2. 8da460
  3. 8fa367
  4. 90a26e
  5. 91a175
  6. 93a07b
  7. 949f82
  8. 959d88
  9. 979c8e
  10. 989b94

Questions about #8ca558

What color is #8ca558?

#8ca558 is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(140, 165, 88), in HSL hsl(79.48, 30.43%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.489% 0.10709 123.955).

What colors go well with #8ca558?

The complementary color of #8ca558 is #a889d0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b09845 and #60ad7b. The triadic partners are #5ba1d7 and #d17d92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca558?

Black text reads better on #8ca558: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and black gives 7.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca558 a warm or cool color?

#8ca558 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.107.