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#8BB005

#8bb005 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8bb005 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 69.02% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.16% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 72.98°, with 94.48% saturation and 35.49% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.3655

Complementary

  1. #8bb005
  2. #2a05b0

Split complementary

  1. #8bb005
  2. #0536b0
  3. #7f05b0

Analogous

  1. #b07f05
  2. #8bb005
  3. #36b005

Triadic

  1. #8bb005
  2. #058bb0
  3. #b0058b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb005
  2. #05b02a
  3. #2a05b0
  4. #b0058b

Square

  1. #8bb005
  2. #05b07f
  3. #2a05b0
  4. #b00536

Monochromatic

  1. #161b01
  2. #506603
  3. #8bb005
  4. #c4f809
  5. #d6fa54

Shades

#8bb005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb005
  2. #7d9e05
  3. #6f8d04
  4. #617b04
  5. #536a03
  6. #465803
  7. #384602
  8. #2a3502
  9. #1c2301
  10. #0e1201
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb005
  2. #97b81e
  3. #a2c037
  4. #aec850
  5. #b9d069
  6. #c5d882
  7. #d1df9b
  8. #dce7b4
  9. #e8efcd
  10. #f3f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb005
  2. #8aab11
  3. #89a61e
  4. #88a22a
  5. #879d36
  6. #869843
  7. #84934f
  8. #838e5b
  9. #828a67
  10. #818574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a323 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93a795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a81b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90aa76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb005 {
  color: #8bb005;
}
Background
.bg-8bb005 {
  background-color: #8bb005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb005 {
  border: 2px solid #8bb005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 176 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb005, #36b005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 176 5 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.69 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.74 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.94 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.75 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.83 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.99 #744ffa Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bb005  rgb(139, 176, 5)  hsl(73, 94%, 35%)  Apple Green
#2a05b0  rgb(42, 5, 176)  hsl(253, 94%, 35%)  Zaffre
#058bb0  rgb(5, 139, 176)  hsl(193, 94%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#b0058b  rgb(176, 5, 139)  hsl(313, 94%, 35%)  Medium Violet Red