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#8CB303

#8cb303 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8cb303 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 70.2% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 98.32% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 73.3°, with 96.7% saturation and 35.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 0.84.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.3782

Complementary

  1. #8cb303
  2. #2a03b3

Split complementary

  1. #8cb303
  2. #0334b3
  3. #8203b3

Analogous

  1. #b38203
  2. #8cb303
  3. #34b303

Triadic

  1. #8cb303
  2. #038cb3
  3. #b3038c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb303
  2. #03b32a
  3. #2a03b3
  4. #b3038c

Square

  1. #8cb303
  2. #03b382
  3. #2a03b3
  4. #b30334

Monochromatic

  1. #161d00
  2. #516802
  3. #8cb303
  4. #c5fb08
  5. #d7fc53

Shades

#8cb303 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb303
  2. #7ea103
  3. #708f02
  4. #627d02
  5. #546b02
  6. #465a02
  7. #384801
  8. #2a3601
  9. #1c2401
  10. #0e1200
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb303 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb303
  2. #98bb1c
  3. #a3c235
  4. #afca4f
  5. #bad168
  6. #c6d981
  7. #d1e19a
  8. #dde8b3
  9. #e8f0cd
  10. #f4f7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb303 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb303
  2. #8bae10
  3. #8aa91c
  4. #88a429
  5. #879f35
  6. #869a42
  7. #85944e
  8. #848f5b
  9. #828a67
  10. #818574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cab83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94a998 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ab1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91ad78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb303 {
  color: #8cb303;
}
Background
.bg-8cb303 {
  background-color: #8cb303;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb303 {
  border: 2px solid #8cb303;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb303;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 179 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb303 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb303, #34b303);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb303 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 179 3 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 0.84 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.95 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.69 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 11.08 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.58 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 12.38 #734cfc Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8cb303  rgb(140, 179, 3)  hsl(73, 97%, 36%)  Apple Green
#2a03b3  rgb(42, 3, 179)  hsl(253, 97%, 36%)  Zaffre
#038cb3  rgb(3, 140, 179)  hsl(193, 97%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#b3038c  rgb(179, 3, 140)  hsl(313, 97%, 36%)  Medium Violet Red