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#8AB855

#8ab855 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ab855 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, 72.16% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.8% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 87.88°, with 41.08% 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 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.4034

Complementary

  1. #8ab855
  2. #8355b8

Split complementary

  1. #8ab855
  2. #5559b8
  3. #b555b8

Analogous

  1. #b8b555
  2. #8ab855
  3. #59b855

Triadic

  1. #8ab855
  2. #558ab8
  3. #b8558a

Tetradic

  1. #8ab855
  2. #55b883
  3. #8355b8
  4. #b8558a

Square

  1. #8ab855
  2. #55b8b5
  3. #8355b8
  4. #b85559

Monochromatic

  1. #3c5222
  2. #638839
  3. #8ab855
  4. #afcf8b
  5. #d4e5c1

Shades

#8ab855 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ab855
  2. #7ca64d
  3. #6e9344
  4. #61813c
  5. #536e33
  6. #455c2b
  7. #374a22
  8. #29371a
  9. #1c2511
  10. #0e1209
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ab855 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ab855
  2. #96bf66
  3. #a1c677
  4. #adcd88
  5. #b9d499
  6. #c5dcaa
  7. #d0e3bb
  8. #dceacc
  9. #e8f1dd
  10. #f3f8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ab855 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ab855
  2. #89b259
  3. #88ad5e
  4. #87a762
  5. #86a266
  6. #859c6b
  7. #84966f
  8. #839173
  9. #828b77
  10. #81867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eb090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ac4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a95b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8db1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb150 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8af59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cb48a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ab855 {
  color: #8ab855;
}
Background
.bg-8ab855 {
  background-color: #8ab855;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ab855 {
  border: 2px solid #8ab855;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ab855;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 184 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 41% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ab855 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ab855, #59b855);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ab855 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 184 85 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.78 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.19 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.84 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.14 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.64 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.05 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.40 #7547aa Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Pistachio
#8ab855  rgb(138, 184, 85)  hsl(88, 41%, 53%)  Pistachio
#8355b8  rgb(131, 85, 184)  hsl(268, 41%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#558ab8  rgb(85, 138, 184)  hsl(208, 41%, 53%)  Steel Blue
#b8558a  rgb(184, 85, 138)  hsl(328, 41%, 53%)  Mulberry