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#8CB830

#8cb830 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cb830 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, 72.16% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 79.41°, with 58.62% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4007

Complementary

  1. #8cb830
  2. #5c30b8

Split complementary

  1. #8cb830
  2. #3048b8
  3. #a030b8

Analogous

  1. #b8a030
  2. #8cb830
  3. #48b830

Triadic

  1. #8cb830
  2. #308cb8
  3. #b8308c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb830
  2. #30b85c
  3. #5c30b8
  4. #b8308c

Square

  1. #8cb830
  2. #30b8a0
  3. #5c30b8
  4. #b83048

Monochromatic

  1. #303f10
  2. #5e7b20
  3. #8cb830
  4. #afd55f
  5. #cde59c

Shades

#8cb830 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb830
  2. #7ea62b
  3. #709326
  4. #628122
  5. #546e1d
  6. #465c18
  7. #384a13
  8. #2a370e
  9. #1c250a
  10. #0e1205
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb830 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb830
  2. #98bf45
  3. #a3c659
  4. #afcd6e
  5. #bad483
  6. #c6dc98
  7. #d1e3ac
  8. #ddeac1
  9. #e8f1d6
  10. #f4f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb830 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb830
  2. #8bb238
  3. #8aad40
  4. #88a748
  5. #87a250
  6. #869c58
  7. #859660
  8. #849168
  9. #828b70
  10. #818678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fb08a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca93d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92af9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb122 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abaf38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90b380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb830 {
  color: #8cb830;
}
Background
.bg-8cb830 {
  background-color: #8cb830;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb830 {
  border: 2px solid #8cb830;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb830;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 184 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 59% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb830 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb830, #48b830);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb830 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 184 48 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.87 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 5.53 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.14 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.82 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.20 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 9.88 #7347cf Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8cb830  rgb(140, 184, 48)  hsl(79, 59%, 45%)  Apple Green
#5c30b8  rgb(92, 48, 184)  hsl(259, 59%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#308cb8  rgb(48, 140, 184)  hsl(199, 59%, 45%)  Air Force Blue
#b8308c  rgb(184, 48, 140)  hsl(319, 59%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red