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#8fa85b color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8fa85b is rgb(143, 168, 91) in RGB and oklch(69.457% 0.10694 123.901) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

69.5%
0.107
124°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.65:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8fa85b

#8fa85b is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 124°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.65:1 contrast and black text 7.92:1, 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: #8fa85b mixed with white

  1. 8fa85b
  2. 9ab16c
  3. a4b97d
  4. afc28d
  5. bacb9d
  6. c5d3ad
  7. d1dcbe
  8. dce5ce
  9. e8edde
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8fa85b mixed with black

  1. 8fa85b
  2. 7c924e
  3. 697c41
  4. 576735
  5. 455229
  6. 343f1e
  7. 242c13
  8. 151a09
  9. 070a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8fa85b with less saturation

  1. 8fa85b
  2. 90a763
  3. 92a66a
  4. 93a571
  5. 94a478
  6. 96a37e
  7. 97a285
  8. 98a08b
  9. 9a9f91
  10. 9b9e97

Questions about #8fa85b

What color is #8fa85b?

#8fa85b is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(143, 168, 91), in HSL hsl(79.48, 30.68%, 50.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.457% 0.10694 123.901).

What colors go well with #8fa85b?

The complementary color of #8fa85b is #ab8cd3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b39b48 and #64b07e. The triadic partners are #5ea4da and #d48095.

Is white or black text more readable on #8fa85b?

Black text reads better on #8fa85b: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and black gives 7.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8fa85b a warm or cool color?

#8fa85b is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.107.