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#8fa85d color: Chelsea Cucumber

#8fa85d is rgb(143, 168, 93) in RGB and oklch(69.487% 0.10475 124.177) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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80°
100%

69.5%
0.105
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
7.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #8fa85d

#8fa85d is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.105 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 7.93:1, 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: #8fa85d mixed with white

  1. 8fa85d
  2. 9ab16e
  3. a4b97e
  4. afc28e
  5. bacb9e
  6. c5d3ae
  7. d1dcbe
  8. dce5ce
  9. e8edde
  10. f3f6ef

Darker: #8fa85d mixed with black

  1. 8fa85d
  2. 7c9250
  3. 697c43
  4. 576737
  5. 45522a
  6. 343f1f
  7. 242c14
  8. 151a0a
  9. 070a03
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8fa85d with less saturation

  1. 8fa85d
  2. 90a764
  3. 92a66c
  4. 93a572
  5. 94a479
  6. 96a37f
  7. 97a285
  8. 98a08b
  9. 9a9f91
  10. 9b9e97

Questions about #8fa85d

What color is #8fa85d?

#8fa85d is soft lime. The closest named color is Chelsea Cucumber. In RGB it is rgb(143, 168, 93), in HSL hsl(80, 30.12%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.487% 0.10475 124.177).

What colors go well with #8fa85d?

The complementary color of #8fa85d is #ab8cd2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b29c4a and #65b07f. The triadic partners are #61a4d9 and #d38195.

Is white or black text more readable on #8fa85d?

Black text reads better on #8fa85d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and black gives 7.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8fa85d a warm or cool color?

#8fa85d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 124 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.105.