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#8AAB09

#8aab09 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8aab09 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, 67.06% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.74% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 72.22°, with 90% saturation and 35.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.3455

Complementary

  1. #8aab09
  2. #2a09ab

Split complementary

  1. #8aab09
  2. #0939ab
  3. #7b09ab

Analogous

  1. #ab7b09
  2. #8aab09
  3. #39ab09

Triadic

  1. #8aab09
  2. #098aab
  3. #ab098a

Tetradic

  1. #8aab09
  2. #09ab2a
  3. #2a09ab
  4. #ab098a

Square

  1. #8aab09
  2. #09ab7b
  3. #2a09ab
  4. #ab0939

Monochromatic

  1. #151a01
  2. #4f6205
  3. #8aab09
  4. #c4f20e
  5. #d6f657

Shades

#8aab09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aab09
  2. #7c9a08
  3. #6e8907
  4. #617806
  5. #536705
  6. #455605
  7. #374404
  8. #293303
  9. #1c2202
  10. #0e1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aab09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aab09
  2. #96b322
  3. #a1bc3a
  4. #adc453
  5. #b9cd6b
  6. #c5d584
  7. #d0dd9d
  8. #dce6b5
  9. #e8eece
  10. #f3f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aab09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aab09
  2. #89a715
  3. #88a221
  4. #879e2d
  5. #869a39
  6. #859645
  7. #849150
  8. #838d5c
  9. #828968
  10. #818474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a47e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92a291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a41c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fa573 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aab09 {
  color: #8aab09;
}
Background
.bg-8aab09 {
  background-color: #8aab09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aab09 {
  border: 2px solid #8aab09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aab09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 171 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aab09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aab09, #39ab09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aab09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 171 9 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.15 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.13 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.62 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.64 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.61 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.77 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.83 #7554f6 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aab09  rgb(138, 171, 9)  hsl(72, 90%, 35%)  Apple Green
#2a09ab  rgb(42, 9, 171)  hsl(252, 90%, 35%)  Zaffre
#098aab  rgb(9, 138, 171)  hsl(192, 90%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#ab098a  rgb(171, 9, 138)  hsl(312, 90%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red