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#8AB35A

#8ab35a ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ab35a 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, 70.2% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.72% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 87.64°, with 36.93% saturation and 52.75% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.3838

Complementary

  1. #8ab35a
  2. #835ab3

Split complementary

  1. #8ab35a
  2. #5a5eb3
  3. #b05ab3

Analogous

  1. #b3b05a
  2. #8ab35a
  3. #5eb35a

Triadic

  1. #8ab35a
  2. #5a8ab3
  3. #b35a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8ab35a
  2. #5ab383
  3. #835ab3
  4. #b35a8a

Square

  1. #8ab35a
  2. #5ab3b0
  3. #835ab3
  4. #b35a5e

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4f25
  2. #63843d
  3. #8ab35a
  4. #afcb8e
  5. #d4e3c3

Shades

#8ab35a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ab35a
  2. #7ca151
  3. #6e8f48
  4. #617d3f
  5. #536b36
  6. #455a2d
  7. #374824
  8. #29361b
  9. #1c2412
  10. #0e1209
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ab35a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ab35a
  2. #96bb6b
  3. #a1c27b
  4. #adca8c
  5. #b9d19c
  6. #c5d9ad
  7. #d0e1bd
  8. #dce8ce
  9. #e8f0de
  10. #f3f7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ab35a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ab35a
  2. #89ae5e
  3. #88a962
  4. #87a465
  5. #869f69
  6. #859a6d
  7. #849471
  8. #838f75
  9. #828a78
  10. #81857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cac8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa852 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a65f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8dac9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9ad55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5ab5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8caf88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ab35a {
  color: #8ab35a;
}
Background
.bg-8ab35a {
  background-color: #8ab35a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ab35a {
  border: 2px solid #8ab35a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ab35a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 179 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 37% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ab35a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ab35a, #5eb35a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ab35a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 179 90 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.28 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.25 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.36 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.53 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.55 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.70 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.53 #754ca5 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Olivine
#8ab35a  rgb(138, 179, 90)  hsl(88, 37%, 53%)  Olivine
#835ab3  rgb(131, 90, 179)  hsl(268, 37%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#5a8ab3  rgb(90, 138, 179)  hsl(208, 37%, 53%)  Air Force Blue
#b35a8a  rgb(179, 90, 138)  hsl(328, 37%, 53%)  Mulberry