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#8ca779 color: Moss Candy

#8ca779 is rgb(140, 167, 121) in RGB and oklch(69.56% 0.07162 132.757) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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95°
100%

69.6%
0.072
133°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.65:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8ca779

#8ca779 is a dusty lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.6% lightness, 0.072 chroma and a hue of 133°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.65:1 contrast and black text 7.92:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Moss Candy (#8aa775). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ca779 mixed with white

  1. 8ca779
  2. 97b086
  3. a2b893
  4. adc1a0
  5. b9caad
  6. c4d2bb
  7. d0dbc8
  8. dbe4d6
  9. e7ede3
  10. f3f6f1

Darker: #8ca779 mixed with black

  1. 8ca779
  2. 799168
  3. 677b58
  4. 556648
  5. 435239
  6. 333e2b
  7. 232c1d
  8. 141a10
  9. 070a05
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8ca779 with less saturation

  1. 8ca779
  2. 8ea67d
  3. 8fa581
  4. 91a484
  5. 93a388
  6. 95a28c
  7. 96a18f
  8. 98a093
  9. 9a9f96
  10. 9b9e99

Questions about #8ca779

What color is #8ca779?

#8ca779 is dusty lime. The closest named color is Moss Candy. In RGB it is rgb(140, 167, 121), in HSL hsl(95.22, 20.72%, 56.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.56% 0.07162 132.757).

What colors go well with #8ca779?

The complementary color of #8ca779 is #ad90bd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a59f6b and #73ab90. The triadic partners are #7da0c9 and #c58b91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca779?

Black text reads better on #8ca779: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and black gives 7.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca779 a warm or cool color?

#8ca779 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 133 degrees, its lightness 69.6% and its chroma 0.072.