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#8BB137

#8bb137 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8bb137 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 69.41% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.93% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 78.69°, with 52.59% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3721

Complementary

  1. #8bb137
  2. #5d37b1

Split complementary

  1. #8bb137
  2. #374eb1
  3. #9a37b1

Analogous

  1. #b19a37
  2. #8bb137
  3. #4eb137

Triadic

  1. #8bb137
  2. #378bb1
  3. #b1378b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb137
  2. #37b15d
  3. #5d37b1
  4. #b1378b

Square

  1. #8bb137
  2. #37b19a
  3. #5d37b1
  4. #b1374e

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3c13
  2. #5d7725
  3. #8bb137
  4. #aecf65
  5. #cde1a0

Shades

#8bb137 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb137
  2. #7d9f32
  3. #6f8e2c
  4. #617c27
  5. #536a21
  6. #46591c
  7. #384716
  8. #2a3511
  9. #1c230b
  10. #0e1206
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb137 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb137
  2. #97b94b
  3. #a2c15f
  4. #aec873
  5. #b9d087
  6. #c5d89b
  7. #d1e0af
  8. #dce8c3
  9. #e8efd7
  10. #f3f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb137 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb137
  2. #8aac3e
  3. #89a746
  4. #88a24d
  5. #879d54
  6. #86995c
  7. #849463
  8. #838f6a
  9. #828a71
  10. #818579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ba986 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba624 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a441 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91a999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaa2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a93d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fac7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb137 {
  color: #8bb137;
}
Background
.bg-8bb137 {
  background-color: #8bb137;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb137 {
  border: 2px solid #8bb137;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb137;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 177 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 53% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb137 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb137, #4eb137);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb137 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 177 55 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.95 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.59 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.44 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.84 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.94 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.61 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.77 #744ec8 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bb137  rgb(139, 177, 55)  hsl(79, 53%, 45%)  Apple Green
#5d37b1  rgb(93, 55, 177)  hsl(259, 53%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#378bb1  rgb(55, 139, 177)  hsl(199, 53%, 45%)  Air Force Blue
#b1378b  rgb(177, 55, 139)  hsl(319, 53%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red