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#8BC00A

#8bc00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8bc00a 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, 75.29% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.79% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 77.47°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4321

Complementary

  1. #8bc00a
  2. #3f0ac0

Split complementary

  1. #8bc00a
  2. #0a30c0
  3. #9a0ac0

Analogous

  1. #c09a0a
  2. #8bc00a
  3. #30c00a

Triadic

  1. #8bc00a
  2. #0a8bc0
  3. #c00a8b

Tetradic

  1. #8bc00a
  2. #0ac03f
  3. #3f0ac0
  4. #c00a8b

Square

  1. #8bc00a
  2. #0ac09a
  3. #3f0ac0
  4. #c00a30

Monochromatic

  1. #222f02
  2. #567706
  3. #8bc00a
  4. #b7f423
  5. #cff76c

Shades

#8bc00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8bc00a
  2. #7dad09
  3. #6f9a08
  4. #618607
  5. #537306
  6. #466005
  7. #384d04
  8. #2a3a03
  9. #1c2602
  10. #0e1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#8bc00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8bc00a
  2. #97c623
  3. #a2cd3b
  4. #aed354
  5. #b9d96c
  6. #c5e085
  7. #d1e69d
  8. #dcecb6
  9. #e8f2ce
  10. #f3f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8bc00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8bc00a
  2. #8aba16
  3. #89b322
  4. #88ad2d
  5. #87a639
  6. #86a045
  7. #849a51
  8. #83935d
  9. #828d68
  10. #818674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b68c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91b7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b620 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8fba81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8bc00a {
  color: #8bc00a;
}
Background
.bg-8bc00a {
  background-color: #8bc00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8bc00a {
  border: 2px solid #8bc00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8bc00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 192 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8bc00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8bc00a, #30c00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8bc00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 192 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.95 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.72 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.31 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.91 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.50 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.83 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.89 #743ff5 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8bc00a  rgb(139, 192, 10)  hsl(77, 90%, 40%)  Apple Green
#3f0ac0  rgb(63, 10, 192)  hsl(257, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0a8bc0  rgb(10, 139, 192)  hsl(197, 90%, 40%)  Steel Blue
#c00a8b  rgb(192, 10, 139)  hsl(317, 90%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red