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#8ea230 color: Biology Experiments

#8ea230 is rgb(142, 162, 48) in RGB and oklch(67.485% 0.13831 118.93) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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71°
100%

67.5%
0.138
119°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Olive
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.85:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #8ea230

#8ea230 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 67.5% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.85:1 contrast and black text 7.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Biology Experiments (#91a135). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ea230 mixed with white

  1. 8ea230
  2. 98ab4b
  3. a3b561
  4. aebe76
  5. b9c78a
  6. c4d19e
  7. d0dab1
  8. dbe3c5
  9. e7ecd8
  10. f3f6eb

Darker: #8ea230 mixed with black

  1. 8ea230
  2. 7b8c28
  3. 687721
  4. 56631a
  5. 444f13
  6. 343c0c
  7. 242a06
  8. 151903
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ea230 with less saturation

  1. 8ea230
  2. 8fa140
  3. 8fa04d
  4. 909f58
  5. 919e63
  6. 929d6c
  7. 939c75
  8. 949b7e
  9. 959987
  10. 96988f

Questions about #8ea230

What color is #8ea230?

#8ea230 is bright lime. The closest named color is Biology Experiments. In RGB it is rgb(142, 162, 48), in HSL hsl(70.53, 54.29%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.485% 0.13831 118.93).

What colors go well with #8ea230?

The complementary color of #8ea230 is #a382df. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b99100 and #50ae66. The triadic partners are #2ba1e2 and #d96f95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ea230?

Black text reads better on #8ea230: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and black gives 7.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ea230 a warm or cool color?

#8ea230 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 67.5% and its chroma 0.138.