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#81BC16

#81bc16 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#81bc16 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 73.73% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 81.33°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4069

Complementary

  1. #81bc16
  2. #5116bc

Split complementary

  1. #81bc16
  2. #162ebc
  3. #a416bc

Analogous

  1. #bca416
  2. #81bc16
  3. #2ebc16

Triadic

  1. #81bc16
  2. #1681bc
  3. #bc1681

Tetradic

  1. #81bc16
  2. #16bc51
  3. #5116bc
  4. #bc1681

Square

  1. #81bc16
  2. #16bca4
  3. #5116bc
  4. #bc162e

Monochromatic

  1. #233306
  2. #52780e
  3. #81bc16
  4. #a9e837
  5. #c6f07b

Shades

#81bc16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #81bc16
  2. #74a914
  3. #679612
  4. #5a840f
  5. #4d710d
  6. #415e0b
  7. #344b09
  8. #273807
  9. #1a2604
  10. #0d1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#81bc16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #81bc16
  2. #8ec32d
  3. #9ac945
  4. #a7d05c
  5. #b3d773
  6. #c0de8b
  7. #cde4a2
  8. #d9ebb9
  9. #e6f2d0
  10. #f2f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#81bc16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #81bc16
  2. #81b621
  3. #81b02b
  4. #81aa36
  5. #81a440
  6. #819e4b
  7. #809856
  8. #809260
  9. #808c6b
  10. #808675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cb288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdaa2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85b3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9b126 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84b77f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-81bc16 {
  color: #81bc16;
}
Background
.bg-81bc16 {
  background-color: #81bc16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-81bc16 {
  border: 2px solid #81bc16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #81bc16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 188 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-81bc16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #81bc16, #2ebc16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-81bc16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 188 22 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.35 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.02 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.57 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.66 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.68 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.86 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.35 #7e43e9 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Apple Green
#81bc16  rgb(129, 188, 22)  hsl(81, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#5116bc  rgb(81, 22, 188)  hsl(261, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#1681bc  rgb(22, 129, 188)  hsl(201, 79%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#bc1681  rgb(188, 22, 129)  hsl(321, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red