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#8ea859 color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8ea859 is rgb(142, 168, 89) in RGB and oklch(69.353% 0.10953 124.169) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100%

69.4%
0.110
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8ea859

#8ea859 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.4% lightness, 0.11 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 7.9:1, 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: #8ea859 mixed with white

  1. 8ea859
  2. 99b16a
  3. a4b97b
  4. afc28c
  5. bacb9c
  6. c5d3ac
  7. d0dcbd
  8. dce5cd
  9. e7eede
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8ea859 mixed with black

  1. 8ea859
  2. 7b924c
  3. 687c40
  4. 566734
  5. 445228
  6. 343f1d
  7. 242c13
  8. 151a09
  9. 070a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8ea859 with less saturation

  1. 8ea859
  2. 8fa761
  3. 91a669
  4. 92a570
  5. 94a477
  6. 95a37d
  7. 96a184
  8. 98a08a
  9. 999f90
  10. 9b9e96

Questions about #8ea859

What color is #8ea859?

#8ea859 is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(142, 168, 89), in HSL hsl(79.75, 31.23%, 50.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.353% 0.10953 124.169).

What colors go well with #8ea859?

The complementary color of #8ea859 is #ab8bd4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b39b45 and #61b07d. The triadic partners are #5da3db and #d57f94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ea859?

Black text reads better on #8ea859: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and black gives 7.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ea859 a warm or cool color?

#8ea859 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 69.4% and its chroma 0.11.