Skip to the color picker

#8ea857 color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ea857 is rgb(142, 168, 87) in RGB and oklch(69.323% 0.11166 123.916) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

79°
100%

69.3%
0.112
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • lime-600
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8ea857

#8ea857 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.3% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.66:1 contrast and black text 7.89:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber (#88a95b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ea857 mixed with white

  1. 8ea857
  2. 99b169
  3. a4b97a
  4. aec28a
  5. bacb9b
  6. c5d3ac
  7. d0dcbc
  8. dce5cd
  9. e7eedd
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8ea857 mixed with black

  1. 8ea857
  2. 7b924b
  3. 687c3e
  4. 566733
  5. 445227
  6. 343f1c
  7. 242c12
  8. 151a08
  9. 070a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ea857 with less saturation

  1. 8ea857
  2. 8fa75f
  3. 91a667
  4. 92a56f
  5. 94a476
  6. 95a37d
  7. 96a183
  8. 98a08a
  9. 999f90
  10. 9b9e96

Questions about #8ea857

What color is #8ea857?

#8ea857 is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(142, 168, 87), in HSL hsl(79.26, 31.76%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.323% 0.11166 123.916).

What colors go well with #8ea857?

The complementary color of #8ea857 is #ab8ad5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b39b42 and #60b17c. The triadic partners are #5aa4dc and #d67e94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ea857?

Black text reads better on #8ea857: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and black gives 7.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ea857 a warm or cool color?

#8ea857 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 69.3% and its chroma 0.112.