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#8AC00A

#8ac00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8ac00a 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, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 77.8°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4312

Complementary

  1. #8ac00a
  2. #400ac0

Split complementary

  1. #8ac00a
  2. #0a2fc0
  3. #9b0ac0

Analogous

  1. #c09b0a
  2. #8ac00a
  3. #2fc00a

Triadic

  1. #8ac00a
  2. #0a8ac0
  3. #c00a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8ac00a
  2. #0ac040
  3. #400ac0
  4. #c00a8a

Square

  1. #8ac00a
  2. #0ac09b
  3. #400ac0
  4. #c00a2f

Monochromatic

  1. #212f02
  2. #567706
  3. #8ac00a
  4. #b6f423
  5. #cef76c

Shades

#8ac00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ac00a
  2. #7cad09
  3. #6e9a08
  4. #618607
  5. #537306
  6. #456005
  7. #374d04
  8. #293a03
  9. #1c2602
  10. #0e1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ac00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ac00a
  2. #96c623
  3. #a1cd3b
  4. #add354
  5. #b9d96c
  6. #c5e085
  7. #d0e69d
  8. #dcecb6
  9. #e8f2ce
  10. #f3f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ac00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ac00a
  2. #89ba16
  3. #88b322
  4. #87ad2d
  5. #86a639
  6. #85a045
  7. #849a51
  8. #83935d
  9. #828d68
  10. #818674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b68b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90b7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb620 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8eba81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ac00a {
  color: #8ac00a;
}
Background
.bg-8ac00a {
  background-color: #8ac00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ac00a {
  border: 2px solid #8ac00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ac00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ac00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ac00a, #2fc00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ac00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.03 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.75 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.14 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.01 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.45 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.67 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.79 #753ff5 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ac00a  rgb(138, 192, 10)  hsl(78, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#400ac0  rgb(64, 10, 192)  hsl(258, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0a8ac0  rgb(10, 138, 192)  hsl(198, 90%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c00a8a  rgb(192, 10, 138)  hsl(318, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red