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#8ca85c color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ca85c is rgb(140, 168, 92) in RGB and oklch(69.252% 0.10713 125.647) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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82°
100%

69.3%
0.107
126°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.67:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8ca85c

#8ca85c is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.3% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 126°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.67:1 contrast and black text 7.87:1, 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: #8ca85c mixed with white

  1. 8ca85c
  2. 97b16d
  3. a2b97d
  4. adc28d
  5. b8cb9e
  6. c4d3ae
  7. cfdcbe
  8. dbe5ce
  9. e7edde
  10. f3f6ef

Darker: #8ca85c mixed with black

  1. 8ca85c
  2. 79924f
  3. 677c42
  4. 556736
  5. 43522a
  6. 333f1f
  7. 232c14
  8. 141a0a
  9. 070a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ca85c with less saturation

  1. 8ca85c
  2. 8ea764
  3. 8fa66b
  4. 91a572
  5. 92a478
  6. 94a27e
  7. 96a185
  8. 97a08b
  9. 999f91
  10. 9a9d96

Questions about #8ca85c

What color is #8ca85c?

#8ca85c is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(140, 168, 92), in HSL hsl(82.11, 30.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.252% 0.10713 125.647).

What colors go well with #8ca85c?

The complementary color of #8ca85c is #ac8bd1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b09c47 and #60b07f. The triadic partners are #60a2da and #d47f92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca85c?

Black text reads better on #8ca85c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and black gives 7.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca85c a warm or cool color?

#8ca85c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 126 degrees, its lightness 69.3% and its chroma 0.107.