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#8BB71B

#8bb71b ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bb71b 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, 71.76% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.25% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 76.92°, with 74.29% saturation and 41.18% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.3944

Complementary

  1. #8bb71b
  2. #471bb7

Split complementary

  1. #8bb71b
  2. #1b3db7
  3. #951bb7

Analogous

  1. #b7951b
  2. #8bb71b
  3. #3db71b

Triadic

  1. #8bb71b
  2. #1b8bb7
  3. #b71b8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bb71b
  2. #1bb747
  3. #471bb7
  4. #b71b8b

Square

  1. #8bb71b
  2. #1bb795
  3. #471bb7
  4. #b71b3d

Monochromatic

  1. #263207
  2. #587411
  3. #8bb71b
  4. #b3e23c
  5. #cdec7f

Shades

#8bb71b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bb71b
  2. #7da518
  3. #6f9216
  4. #618013
  5. #536e10
  6. #465c0e
  7. #38490b
  8. #2a3708
  9. #1c2505
  10. #0e1203
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bb71b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bb71b
  2. #97be32
  3. #a2c549
  4. #aecd5f
  5. #b9d476
  6. #c5db8d
  7. #d1e2a4
  8. #dce9bb
  9. #e8f1d1
  10. #f3f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bb71b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bb71b
  2. #8ab225
  3. #89ac2f
  4. #88a739
  5. #87a143
  6. #869c4e
  7. #849658
  8. #839162
  9. #828b6c
  10. #818676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eaf87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba82f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92ae9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeaf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaae28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fb27d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bb71b {
  color: #8bb71b;
}
Background
.bg-8bb71b {
  background-color: #8bb71b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bb71b {
  border: 2px solid #8bb71b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bb71b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 183 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bb71b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bb71b, #3db71b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bb71b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 183 27 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.34 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.72 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.56 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.22 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.34 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.64 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.91 #7448e4 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bb71b  rgb(139, 183, 27)  hsl(77, 74%, 41%)  Apple Green
#471bb7  rgb(71, 27, 183)  hsl(257, 74%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#1b8bb7  rgb(27, 139, 183)  hsl(197, 74%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#b71b8b  rgb(183, 27, 139)  hsl(317, 74%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red