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#8BE49D

#8be49d ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8be49d is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 89.41% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.14% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 132.13°, with 62.24% saturation and 71.96% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.6341

Complementary

  1. #8be49d
  2. #e48bd2

Split complementary

  1. #8be49d
  2. #c98be4
  3. #e48ba6

Analogous

  1. #a6e48b
  2. #8be49d
  3. #8be4c9

Triadic

  1. #8be49d
  2. #9d8be4
  3. #e49d8b

Tetradic

  1. #8be49d
  2. #8bd2e4
  3. #e48bd2
  4. #e49d8b

Square

  1. #8be49d
  2. #8ba6e4
  3. #e48bd2
  4. #e4c98b

Monochromatic

  1. #28ae43
  2. #4dd669
  3. #8be49d
  4. #c9f2d1
  5. #eefbf1

Shades

#8be49d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8be49d
  2. #7dcd8d
  3. #6fb67e
  4. #61a06e
  5. #53895e
  6. #46724f
  7. #385b3f
  8. #2a442f
  9. #1c2e1f
  10. #0e1710
  11. #000000

Tints

#8be49d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8be49d
  2. #97e7a7
  3. #a2e9b1
  4. #aeecba
  5. #b9efc4
  6. #c5f2ce
  7. #d1f4d8
  8. #dcf7e2
  9. #e8faeb
  10. #f3fcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8be49d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8be49d
  2. #8ada9a
  3. #89d097
  4. #88c694
  5. #87bc91
  6. #86b28f
  7. #84a88c
  8. #839e89
  9. #829486
  10. #818a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9d9be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cda1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7de1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8dc9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bed79f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #83e2bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8be49d {
  color: #8be49d;
}
Background
.bg-8be49d {
  background-color: #8be49d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8be49d {
  border: 2px solid #8be49d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8be49d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 228 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 62% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8be49d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8be49d, #8be4c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8be49d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 228 157 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.13 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 4.38 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.80 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.94 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 6.40 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.27 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.26 #741b62 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#8be49d  rgb(139, 228, 157)  hsl(132, 62%, 72%)  Granny Smith Apple
#e48bd2  rgb(228, 139, 210)  hsl(312, 62%, 72%)  Plum
#9d8be4  rgb(157, 139, 228)  hsl(252, 62%, 72%)  Floral Lavender
#e49d8b  rgb(228, 157, 139)  hsl(12, 62%, 72%)  Dark Salmon