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#8AAB2E

#8aab2e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8aab2e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 67.06% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.1% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 75.84°, with 57.6% saturation and 42.55% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3473

Complementary

  1. #8aab2e
  2. #4f2eab

Split complementary

  1. #8aab2e
  2. #2e4cab
  3. #8e2eab

Analogous

  1. #ab8e2e
  2. #8aab2e
  3. #4cab2e

Triadic

  1. #8aab2e
  2. #2e8aab
  3. #ab2e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aab2e
  2. #2eab4f
  3. #4f2eab
  4. #ab2e8a

Square

  1. #8aab2e
  2. #2eab8e
  3. #4f2eab
  4. #ab2e4c

Monochromatic

  1. #29320e
  2. #596f1e
  3. #8aab2e
  4. #b0d154
  5. #cce191

Shades

#8aab2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aab2e
  2. #7c9a29
  3. #6e8925
  4. #617820
  5. #53671c
  6. #455617
  7. #374412
  8. #29330e
  9. #1c2209
  10. #0e1105
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aab2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aab2e
  2. #96b343
  3. #a1bc58
  4. #adc46d
  5. #b9cd82
  6. #c5d597
  7. #d0ddab
  8. #dce6c0
  9. #e8eed5
  10. #f3f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aab2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aab2e
  2. #89a736
  3. #88a23e
  4. #879e47
  5. #869a4f
  6. #859657
  7. #84915f
  8. #838d67
  9. #828970
  10. #818478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a016 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19f39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91a293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a522 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a435 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ea677 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aab2e {
  color: #8aab2e;
}
Background
.bg-8aab2e {
  background-color: #8aab2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aab2e {
  border: 2px solid #8aab2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aab2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 171 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 58% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aab2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aab2e, #4cab2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aab2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 171 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.25 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.11 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.58 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.68 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.85 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.95 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.08 #7554d1 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aab2e  rgb(138, 171, 46)  hsl(76, 58%, 43%)  Apple Green
#4f2eab  rgb(79, 46, 171)  hsl(256, 58%, 43%)  Ocean Blue
#2e8aab  rgb(46, 138, 171)  hsl(196, 58%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#ab2e8a  rgb(171, 46, 138)  hsl(316, 58%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red