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#8BB55E

#8bb55e ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8bb55e 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, 70.98% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.07% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 88.97°, with 37.02% saturation and 53.92% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.3934

Complementary

  1. #8bb55e
  2. #885eb5

Split complementary

  1. #8bb55e
  2. #5e5fb5
  3. #b45eb5

Analogous

  1. #b5b45e
  2. #8bb55e
  3. #5fb55e

Triadic

  1. #8bb55e
  2. #5e8bb5
  3. #b55e8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb55e
  2. #5eb588
  3. #885eb5
  4. #b55e8b

Square

  1. #8bb55e
  2. #5eb5b4
  3. #885eb5
  4. #b55e5f

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5426
  2. #65883f
  3. #8bb55e
  4. #b1cd92
  5. #d7e5c7

Shades

#8bb55e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb55e
  2. #7da355
  3. #6f914b
  4. #617f42
  5. #536d38
  6. #465b2f
  7. #384826
  8. #2a361c
  9. #1c2413
  10. #0e1209
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb55e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb55e
  2. #97bc6e
  3. #a2c47e
  4. #aecb8e
  5. #b9d39e
  6. #c5daaf
  7. #d1e1bf
  8. #dce9cf
  9. #e8f0df
  10. #f3f8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb55e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb55e
  2. #8ab061
  3. #89aa65
  4. #88a568
  5. #87a06c
  6. #869b6f
  7. #849572
  8. #839076
  9. #828b79
  10. #81857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dae90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcaa57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a763 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8eafa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abaf5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6ad61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8db18b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb55e {
  color: #8bb55e;
}
Background
.bg-8bb55e {
  background-color: #8bb55e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb55e {
  border: 2px solid #8bb55e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb55e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 181 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 37% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb55e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb55e, #5fb55e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb55e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 181 94 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 3.79 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.55 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.32 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.05 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.94 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.13 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.58 #744aa1 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Olivine
#8bb55e  rgb(139, 181, 94)  hsl(89, 37%, 54%)  Olivine
#885eb5  rgb(136, 94, 181)  hsl(269, 37%, 54%)  Royal Purple
#5e8bb5  rgb(94, 139, 181)  hsl(209, 37%, 54%)  Air Force Blue
#b55e8b  rgb(181, 94, 139)  hsl(329, 37%, 54%)  Mulberry