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#8ea42a color: Beautiful Mint

#8ea42a is rgb(142, 164, 42) in RGB and oklch(67.914% 0.14454 119.479) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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71°
100%

67.9%
0.145
119°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #8ea42a

#8ea42a is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 67.9% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 119°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.8:1 contrast and black text 7.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Mint (#8da936). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ea42a mixed with white

  1. 8ea42a
  2. 98ad47
  3. a3b65f
  4. aec074
  5. b9c989
  6. c4d29d
  7. d0dbb0
  8. dbe4c4
  9. e7edd8
  10. f3f6eb

Darker: #8ea42a mixed with black

  1. 8ea42a
  2. 7b8e23
  3. 68791c
  4. 566416
  5. 445010
  6. 343d0a
  7. 242b05
  8. 151a02
  9. 070a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ea42a with less saturation

  1. 8ea42a
  2. 8fa33c
  3. 90a24b
  4. 91a157
  5. 91a062
  6. 929f6c
  7. 939e75
  8. 949c7e
  9. 969b87
  10. 979990

Questions about #8ea42a

What color is #8ea42a?

#8ea42a is bright lime. The closest named color is Beautiful Mint. In RGB it is rgb(142, 164, 42), in HSL hsl(70.82, 59.22%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.914% 0.14454 119.479).

What colors go well with #8ea42a?

The complementary color of #8ea42a is #a681e4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bb9200 and #4bb065. The triadic partners are #23a2e7 and #de6e95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ea42a?

Black text reads better on #8ea42a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and black gives 7.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ea42a a warm or cool color?

#8ea42a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 119 degrees, its lightness 67.9% and its chroma 0.145.