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#8ea273 color: Lady Fern

#8ea273 is rgb(142, 162, 115) in RGB and oklch(68.432% 0.06983 126.884) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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86°
100%

68.4%
0.070
127°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • stone-400
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.78:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #8ea273

#8ea273 is a dusty lime color. In OKLCH it has 68.4% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 127°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.78:1 contrast and black text 7.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lady Fern (#8fa174). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is stone-400.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ea273 mixed with white

  1. 8ea273
  2. 99ab81
  3. a4b48e
  4. afbd9c
  5. bac7aa
  6. c5d0b8
  7. d0d9c6
  8. dce3d4
  9. e7ece2
  10. f3f5f0

Darker: #8ea273 mixed with black

  1. 8ea273
  2. 7b8c63
  3. 687754
  4. 566345
  5. 444f36
  6. 343c28
  7. 242a1b
  8. 15190f
  9. 070a05
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8ea273 with less saturation

  1. 8ea273
  2. 8fa177
  3. 90a07b
  4. 91a07f
  5. 939f83
  6. 949e87
  7. 959d8b
  8. 969c8e
  9. 979b92
  10. 989a96

Questions about #8ea273

What color is #8ea273?

#8ea273 is dusty lime. The closest named color is Lady Fern. In RGB it is rgb(142, 162, 115), in HSL hsl(85.53, 20.17%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.432% 0.06983 126.884).

What colors go well with #8ea273?

The complementary color of #8ea273 is #a58fbc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a69a68 and #75a788. The triadic partners are #769ec3 and #c08892.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ea273?

Black text reads better on #8ea273: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and black gives 7.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ea273 a warm or cool color?

#8ea273 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 127 degrees, its lightness 68.4% and its chroma 0.07.