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#8BE79D

#8be79d ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8be79d is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 90.59% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.03% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 131.74°, with 65.71% saturation and 72.55% 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 14.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.6508

Complementary

  1. #8be79d
  2. #e78bd5

Split complementary

  1. #8be79d
  2. #cb8be7
  3. #e78ba7

Analogous

  1. #a7e78b
  2. #8be79d
  3. #8be7cb

Triadic

  1. #8be79d
  2. #9d8be7
  3. #e79d8b

Tetradic

  1. #8be79d
  2. #8bd5e7
  3. #e78bd5
  4. #e79d8b

Square

  1. #8be79d
  2. #8ba7e7
  3. #e78bd5
  4. #e7cb8b

Monochromatic

  1. #25b441
  2. #4cda67
  3. #8be79d
  4. #caf4d3
  5. #eefcf1

Shades

#8be79d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8be79d
  2. #7dd08d
  3. #6fb97e
  4. #61a26e
  5. #538b5e
  6. #46744f
  7. #385c3f
  8. #2a452f
  9. #1c2e1f
  10. #0e1710
  11. #000000

Tints

#8be79d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8be79d
  2. #97e9a7
  3. #a2ecb1
  4. #aeeeba
  5. #b9f1c4
  6. #c5f3ce
  7. #d1f5d8
  8. #dcf8e2
  9. #e8faeb
  10. #f3fdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8be79d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8be79d
  2. #8add9a
  3. #89d297
  4. #88c894
  5. #87be91
  6. #86b48f
  7. #84a98c
  8. #839f89
  9. #829586
  10. #818a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #badbc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d998 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbcfa1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7ce4d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cadf9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0d9a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82e5c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8be79d {
  color: #8be79d;
}
Background
.bg-8be79d {
  background-color: #8be79d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8be79d {
  border: 2px solid #8be79d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8be79d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 231 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 66% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8be79d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8be79d, #8be7cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8be79d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 231 157 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.73 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.29 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.62 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 5.65 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.39 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 6.50 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 8.15 #741862 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Light Green
#8be79d  rgb(139, 231, 157)  hsl(132, 66%, 73%)  Light Green
#e78bd5  rgb(231, 139, 213)  hsl(312, 66%, 73%)  Violet
#9d8be7  rgb(157, 139, 231)  hsl(252, 66%, 73%)  Floral Lavender
#e79d8b  rgb(231, 157, 139)  hsl(12, 66%, 73%)  Dark Salmon