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#8AA321

#8aa321 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8aa321 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 63.92% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.75% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 71.54°, with 66.33% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3171

Complementary

  1. #8aa321
  2. #3a21a3

Split complementary

  1. #8aa321
  2. #2149a3
  3. #7b21a3

Analogous

  1. #a37b21
  2. #8aa321
  3. #49a321

Triadic

  1. #8aa321
  2. #218aa3
  3. #a3218a

Tetradic

  1. #8aa321
  2. #21a33a
  3. #3a21a3
  4. #a3218a

Square

  1. #8aa321
  2. #21a37b
  3. #3a21a3
  4. #a32149

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2407
  2. #546314
  3. #8aa321
  4. #b9d739
  5. #cfe479

Shades

#8aa321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aa321
  2. #7c931e
  3. #6e821a
  4. #617217
  5. #536214
  6. #455211
  7. #37410d
  8. #29310a
  9. #1c2107
  10. #0e1003
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aa321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aa321
  2. #96ac37
  3. #a1b54d
  4. #adbf64
  5. #b9c87a
  6. #c5d190
  7. #d0daa6
  8. #dce3bc
  9. #e8edd3
  10. #f3f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aa321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aa321
  2. #89a02b
  3. #889c34
  4. #87993e
  5. #869547
  6. #859251
  7. #848e5a
  8. #838b64
  9. #82876d
  10. #818477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939d7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab992e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #929a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19d0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9d29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f9e70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aa321 {
  color: #8aa321;
}
Background
.bg-8aa321 {
  background-color: #8aa321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aa321 {
  border: 2px solid #8aa321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aa321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 163 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 66% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aa321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aa321, #49a321);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aa321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 163 33 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.87 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.50 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.39 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.74 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.30 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.44 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.50 #755cde Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aa321  rgb(138, 163, 33)  hsl(72, 66%, 38%)  Apple Green
#3a21a3  rgb(58, 33, 163)  hsl(252, 66%, 38%)  Zaffre
#218aa3  rgb(33, 138, 163)  hsl(192, 66%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#a3218a  rgb(163, 33, 138)  hsl(312, 66%, 38%)  Deep Plum