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#8BB131

#8bb131 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bb131 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 69.41% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.32% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 77.81°, with 56.64% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3715

Complementary

  1. #8bb131
  2. #5731b1

Split complementary

  1. #8bb131
  2. #314bb1
  3. #9731b1

Analogous

  1. #b19731
  2. #8bb131
  3. #4bb131

Triadic

  1. #8bb131
  2. #318bb1
  3. #b1318b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb131
  2. #31b157
  3. #5731b1
  4. #b1318b

Square

  1. #8bb131
  2. #31b197
  3. #5731b1
  4. #b1314b

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3910
  2. #5c7520
  3. #8bb131
  4. #afd25c
  5. #cde398

Shades

#8bb131 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb131
  2. #7d9f2c
  3. #6f8e27
  4. #617c22
  5. #536a1d
  6. #465919
  7. #384714
  8. #2a350f
  9. #1c230a
  10. #0e1205
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb131 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb131
  2. #97b946
  3. #a2c15a
  4. #aec86f
  5. #b9d083
  6. #c5d898
  7. #d1e0ad
  8. #dce8c1
  9. #e8efd6
  10. #f3f7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb131 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb131
  2. #8aac39
  3. #89a741
  4. #88a249
  5. #879d51
  6. #869959
  7. #849460
  8. #838f68
  9. #828a70
  10. #818578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ba985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba51a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a43c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91a898 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaa25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a938 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fac7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb131 {
  color: #8bb131;
}
Background
.bg-8bb131 {
  background-color: #8bb131;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb131 {
  border: 2px solid #8bb131;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb131;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 177 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 57% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb131 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb131, #4bb131);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb131 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 177 49 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.35 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.44 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.91 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.03 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.47 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.22 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.25 #744ece Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bb131  rgb(139, 177, 49)  hsl(78, 57%, 44%)  Apple Green
#5731b1  rgb(87, 49, 177)  hsl(258, 57%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#318bb1  rgb(49, 139, 177)  hsl(198, 57%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#b1318b  rgb(177, 49, 139)  hsl(318, 57%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red