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#8ca75a color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ca75a is rgb(140, 167, 90) in RGB and oklch(68.987% 0.10784 124.988) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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81°
100%

69%
0.108
125°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.79:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8ca75a

#8ca75a is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 125°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.7:1 contrast and black text 7.79:1, 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: #8ca75a mixed with white

  1. 8ca75a
  2. 97b06b
  3. a2b97c
  4. adc18c
  5. b8ca9c
  6. c4d3ad
  7. cfdcbd
  8. dbe4cd
  9. e7edde
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8ca75a mixed with black

  1. 8ca75a
  2. 79914d
  3. 677b41
  4. 556635
  5. 435229
  6. 333e1e
  7. 232c13
  8. 141a09
  9. 070a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca75a with less saturation

  1. 8ca75a
  2. 8da662
  3. 8fa569
  4. 90a470
  5. 92a377
  6. 93a27d
  7. 95a083
  8. 979f8a
  9. 989e90
  10. 9a9d95

Questions about #8ca75a

What color is #8ca75a?

#8ca75a is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(140, 167, 90), in HSL hsl(81.04, 30.43%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.987% 0.10784 124.988).

What colors go well with #8ca75a?

The complementary color of #8ca75a is #ab8ad1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b09a46 and #60af7e. The triadic partners are #5ea2da and #d37e92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca75a?

Black text reads better on #8ca75a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and black gives 7.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca75a a warm or cool color?

#8ca75a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 69% and its chroma 0.108.