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#8fa951 color: Lime It or Leave It

#8fa951 is rgb(143, 169, 81) in RGB and oklch(69.547% 0.11885 123.118) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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78°
100%

69.5%
0.119
123°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • lime-600
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.64:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
7.96:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #8fa951

#8fa951 is a soft lime color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 123°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.64:1 contrast and black text 7.96:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8ca94a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8fa951 mixed with white

  1. 8fa951
  2. 9ab264
  3. a4ba76
  4. afc387
  5. bacb98
  6. c5d4a9
  7. d1ddba
  8. dce5cb
  9. e8eedd
  10. f3f6ee

Darker: #8fa951 mixed with black

  1. 8fa951
  2. 7c9245
  3. 697c3a
  4. 57672f
  5. 455324
  6. 343f1a
  7. 242c10
  8. 151b07
  9. 070a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8fa951 with less saturation

  1. 8fa951
  2. 90a85a
  3. 92a763
  4. 93a66b
  5. 94a573
  6. 96a47b
  7. 97a282
  8. 99a189
  9. 9aa090
  10. 9b9e96

Questions about #8fa951

What color is #8fa951?

#8fa951 is soft lime. The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It. In RGB it is rgb(143, 169, 81), in HSL hsl(77.73, 35.2%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.547% 0.11885 123.118).

What colors go well with #8fa951?

The complementary color of #8fa951 is #ac8ada. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b69b3a and #5cb279. The triadic partners are #54a5e1 and #da7c96.

Is white or black text more readable on #8fa951?

Black text reads better on #8fa951: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and black gives 7.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8fa951 a warm or cool color?

#8fa951 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 123 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.119.