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#8CB313

#8cb313 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8cb313 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 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.39% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 74.63°, with 80.81% saturation and 38.82% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.08.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.3786

Complementary

  1. #8cb313
  2. #3a13b3

Split complementary

  1. #8cb313
  2. #133cb3
  3. #8a13b3

Analogous

  1. #b38a13
  2. #8cb313
  3. #3cb313

Triadic

  1. #8cb313
  2. #138cb3
  3. #b3138c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb313
  2. #13b33a
  3. #3a13b3
  4. #b3138c

Square

  1. #8cb313
  2. #13b38a
  3. #3a13b3
  4. #b3133c

Monochromatic

  1. #202904
  2. #566e0c
  3. #8cb313
  4. #bae82a
  5. #d0f06f

Shades

#8cb313 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb313
  2. #7ea111
  3. #708f0f
  4. #627d0d
  5. #546b0b
  6. #465a0a
  7. #384808
  8. #2a3606
  9. #1c2404
  10. #0e1202
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb313 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb313
  2. #98bb2b
  3. #a3c242
  4. #afca5a
  5. #bad171
  6. #c6d989
  7. #d1e1a1
  8. #dde8b8
  9. #e8f0d0
  10. #f4f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb313 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb313
  2. #8bae1e
  3. #8aa929
  4. #88a434
  5. #879f3f
  6. #869a4a
  7. #859454
  8. #848f5f
  9. #828a6a
  10. #818575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cab84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a529 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93aa98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ab22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90ad79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb313 {
  color: #8cb313;
}
Background
.bg-8cb313 {
  background-color: #8cb313;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb313 {
  border: 2px solid #8cb313;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb313;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 179 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 81% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb313 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb313, #3cb313);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb313 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 179 19 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.08 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.84 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.06 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.21 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.90 #734cec Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8cb313  rgb(140, 179, 19)  hsl(75, 81%, 39%)  Apple Green
#3a13b3  rgb(58, 19, 179)  hsl(255, 81%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#138cb3  rgb(19, 140, 179)  hsl(195, 81%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#b3138c  rgb(179, 19, 140)  hsl(315, 81%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red