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#89BE2A

#89be2a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#89be2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 74.51% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 81.49°, with 63.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.4231

Complementary

  1. #89be2a
  2. #5f2abe

Split complementary

  1. #89be2a
  2. #2a3fbe
  3. #a92abe

Analogous

  1. #bea92a
  2. #89be2a
  3. #3fbe2a

Triadic

  1. #89be2a
  2. #2a89be
  3. #be2a89

Tetradic

  1. #89be2a
  2. #2abe5f
  3. #5f2abe
  4. #be2a89

Square

  1. #89be2a
  2. #2abea9
  3. #5f2abe
  4. #be2a3f

Monochromatic

  1. #2f410e
  2. #5c7f1c
  3. #89be2a
  4. #acdb5a
  5. #cce899

Shades

#89be2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #89be2a
  2. #7bab26
  3. #6e9822
  4. #60851d
  5. #527219
  6. #455f15
  7. #374c11
  8. #29390d
  9. #1b2608
  10. #0e1304
  11. #000000

Tints

#89be2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #89be2a
  2. #95c53f
  3. #a1cb55
  4. #acd26a
  5. #b8d87f
  6. #c4df95
  7. #d0e5aa
  8. #dcecbf
  9. #e7f2d4
  10. #f3f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#89be2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #89be2a
  2. #88b833
  3. #87b23b
  4. #86ab44
  5. #85a54c
  6. #859f55
  7. #84995e
  8. #839366
  9. #828c6f
  10. #818677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0b58c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8eb5a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b617 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cb983 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-89be2a {
  color: #89be2a;
}
Background
.bg-89be2a {
  background-color: #89be2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-89be2a {
  border: 2px solid #89be2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #89be2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 190 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-89be2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #89be2a, #3fbe2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-89be2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 190 42 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.52 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 4.14 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.32 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.82 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.15 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.21 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 9.97 #7641d5 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Apple Green
#89be2a  rgb(137, 190, 42)  hsl(81, 64%, 45%)  Apple Green
#5f2abe  rgb(95, 42, 190)  hsl(261, 64%, 45%)  Purple Heart
#2a89be  rgb(42, 137, 190)  hsl(201, 64%, 45%)  Steel Blue
#be2a89  rgb(190, 42, 137)  hsl(321, 64%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red