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#8CB424

#8cb424 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cb424 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 70.59% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 76.67°, with 66.67% saturation and 42.35% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.85.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.3835

Complementary

  1. #8cb424
  2. #4c24b4

Split complementary

  1. #8cb424
  2. #2444b4
  3. #9424b4

Analogous

  1. #b49424
  2. #8cb424
  3. #44b424

Triadic

  1. #8cb424
  2. #248cb4
  3. #b4248c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb424
  2. #24b44c
  3. #4c24b4
  4. #b4248c

Square

  1. #8cb424
  2. #24b494
  3. #4c24b4
  4. #b42444

Monochromatic

  1. #29340a
  2. #5a7417
  3. #8cb424
  4. #b2db4a
  5. #cde789

Shades

#8cb424 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb424
  2. #7ea220
  3. #70901d
  4. #627e19
  5. #546c16
  6. #465a12
  7. #38480e
  8. #2a360b
  9. #1c2407
  10. #0e1204
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb424 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb424
  2. #98bc3a
  3. #a3c350
  4. #afcb66
  5. #bad27c
  6. #c6da92
  7. #d1e1a7
  8. #dde9bd
  9. #e8f0d3
  10. #f4f8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb424 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb424
  2. #8baf2d
  3. #8aaa36
  4. #88a440
  5. #879f49
  6. #869a52
  7. #85955b
  8. #849064
  9. #828a6e
  10. #818577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dac86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93ab9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acad0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ac2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90af7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb424 {
  color: #8cb424;
}
Background
.bg-8cb424 {
  background-color: #8cb424;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb424 {
  border: 2px solid #8cb424;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb424;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 180 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 67% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb424 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb424, #44b424);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb424 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 180 36 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.85 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.49 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.90 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.16 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.66 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.88 #734bdb Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8cb424  rgb(140, 180, 36)  hsl(77, 67%, 42%)  Apple Green
#4c24b4  rgb(76, 36, 180)  hsl(257, 67%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#248cb4  rgb(36, 140, 180)  hsl(197, 67%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#b4248c  rgb(180, 36, 140)  hsl(317, 67%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red