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#8ca75d color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ca75d is rgb(140, 167, 93) in RGB and oklch(69.034% 0.10455 125.439) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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82°
100%

69%
0.105
125°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8ca75d

#8ca75d is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 125°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.69:1 contrast and black text 7.8:1, 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: #8ca75d mixed with white

  1. 8ca75d
  2. 97b06e
  3. a2b87e
  4. adc18e
  5. b8ca9e
  6. c4d3ae
  7. cfdcbe
  8. dbe4ce
  9. e7edde
  10. f3f6ef

Darker: #8ca75d mixed with black

  1. 8ca75d
  2. 799150
  3. 677b43
  4. 556637
  5. 43522a
  6. 333e1f
  7. 232c14
  8. 141a0a
  9. 070a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca75d with less saturation

  1. 8ca75d
  2. 8ea664
  3. 8fa56b
  4. 91a472
  5. 92a378
  6. 94a27e
  7. 95a084
  8. 979f8a
  9. 989e90
  10. 9a9d96

Questions about #8ca75d

What color is #8ca75d?

#8ca75d is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(140, 167, 93), in HSL hsl(81.89, 29.6%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.034% 0.10455 125.439).

What colors go well with #8ca75d?

The complementary color of #8ca75d is #ab8acf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #af9b49 and #62af7f. The triadic partners are #61a2d8 and #d27f92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca75d?

Black text reads better on #8ca75d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and black gives 7.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca75d a warm or cool color?

#8ca75d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 69% and its chroma 0.105.