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#8ca65a color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ca65a is rgb(140, 166, 90) in RGB and oklch(68.754% 0.10637 124.615) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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81°
100%

68.8%
0.106
125°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.72:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #8ca65a

#8ca65a is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 68.8% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 125°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.72:1 contrast and black text 7.72:1, 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: #8ca65a mixed with white

  1. 8ca65a
  2. 97af6b
  3. a2b87c
  4. adc18c
  5. b8c99c
  6. c4d2ad
  7. cfdbbd
  8. dbe4cd
  9. e7edde
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8ca65a mixed with black

  1. 8ca65a
  2. 79904d
  3. 677a41
  4. 556535
  5. 435129
  6. 333e1e
  7. 232b13
  8. 141a09
  9. 070a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca65a with less saturation

  1. 8ca65a
  2. 8da562
  3. 8fa469
  4. 90a370
  5. 92a276
  6. 93a17d
  7. 95a083
  8. 969e89
  9. 979d8f
  10. 999c95

Questions about #8ca65a

What color is #8ca65a?

#8ca65a is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(140, 166, 90), in HSL hsl(80.53, 29.92%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.754% 0.10637 124.615).

What colors go well with #8ca65a?

The complementary color of #8ca65a is #a98ad0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b09a46 and #61ae7d. The triadic partners are #5ea1d8 and #d27e92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca65a?

Black text reads better on #8ca65a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and black gives 7.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca65a a warm or cool color?

#8ca65a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 68.8% and its chroma 0.106.