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#81C00A

#81c00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#81c00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 80.77°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4239

Complementary

  1. #81c00a
  2. #490ac0

Split complementary

  1. #81c00a
  2. #0a26c0
  3. #a40ac0

Analogous

  1. #c0a40a
  2. #81c00a
  3. #26c00a

Triadic

  1. #81c00a
  2. #0a81c0
  3. #c00a81

Tetradic

  1. #81c00a
  2. #0ac049
  3. #490ac0
  4. #c00a81

Square

  1. #81c00a
  2. #0ac0a4
  3. #490ac0
  4. #c00a26

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2f02
  2. #507706
  3. #81c00a
  4. #abf423
  5. #c7f76c

Shades

#81c00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #81c00a
  2. #74ad09
  3. #679a08
  4. #5a8607
  5. #4d7306
  6. #416005
  7. #344d04
  8. #273a03
  9. #1a2602
  10. #0d1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#81c00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #81c00a
  2. #8ec623
  3. #9acd3b
  4. #a7d354
  5. #b3d96c
  6. #c0e085
  7. #cde69d
  8. #d9ecb6
  9. #e6f2ce
  10. #f2f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#81c00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #81c00a
  2. #81ba16
  3. #81b322
  4. #81ad2d
  5. #81a639
  6. #81a045
  7. #809a51
  8. #80935d
  9. #808d68
  10. #808674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eb68a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85b7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abb521 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83bb81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-81c00a {
  color: #81c00a;
}
Background
.bg-81c00a {
  background-color: #81c00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-81c00a {
  border: 2px solid #81c00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #81c00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-81c00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #81c00a, #26c00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-81c00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.94 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.32 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.73 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.34 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.87 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.93 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.15 #7e3ff5 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Apple Green
#81c00a  rgb(129, 192, 10)  hsl(81, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#490ac0  rgb(73, 10, 192)  hsl(261, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0a81c0  rgb(10, 129, 192)  hsl(201, 90%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c00a81  rgb(192, 10, 129)  hsl(321, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red