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#83A42B

#83a42b ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#83a42b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 64.31% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.78% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 76.36°, with 58.45% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3155

Complementary

  1. #83a42b
  2. #4c2ba4

Split complementary

  1. #83a42b
  2. #2b47a4
  3. #882ba4

Analogous

  1. #a4882b
  2. #83a42b
  3. #47a42b

Triadic

  1. #83a42b
  2. #2b83a4
  3. #a42b83

Tetradic

  1. #83a42b
  2. #2ba44c
  3. #4c2ba4
  4. #a42b83

Square

  1. #83a42b
  2. #2ba488
  3. #4c2ba4
  4. #a42b47

Monochromatic

  1. #222b0b
  2. #53671b
  3. #83a42b
  4. #acd04c
  5. #c8e088

Shades

#83a42b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #83a42b
  2. #769427
  3. #698322
  4. #5c731e
  5. #4f621a
  6. #425216
  7. #344211
  8. #27310d
  9. #1a2109
  10. #0d1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#83a42b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #83a42b
  2. #8fad40
  3. #9cb655
  4. #a8bf6b
  5. #b5c880
  6. #c1d295
  7. #cddbaa
  8. #dae4bf
  9. #e6edd5
  10. #f3f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#83a42b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #83a42b
  2. #83a034
  3. #829d3c
  4. #829945
  5. #82964d
  6. #829256
  7. #818e5e
  8. #818b67
  9. #81876f
  10. #808478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9913 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8a9c8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9e1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9d32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #879f72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-83a42b {
  color: #83a42b;
}
Background
.bg-83a42b {
  background-color: #83a42b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-83a42b {
  border: 2px solid #83a42b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #83a42b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 164 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 58% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-83a42b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #83a42b, #47a42b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-83a42b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 164 43 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.08 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.68 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.67 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.85 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.42 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.46 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.18 #7c5bd4 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#83a42b  rgb(131, 164, 43)  hsl(76, 58%, 41%)  Apple Green
#4c2ba4  rgb(76, 43, 164)  hsl(256, 58%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#2b83a4  rgb(43, 131, 164)  hsl(196, 58%, 41%)  Cerulean
#a42b83  rgb(164, 43, 131)  hsl(316, 58%, 41%)  Deep Plum