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#8CC015

#8cc015 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cc015 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, 75.29% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.06% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 78.25°, with 80.28% saturation and 41.76% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4333

Complementary

  1. #8cc015
  2. #4915c0

Split complementary

  1. #8cc015
  2. #1536c0
  3. #9e15c0

Analogous

  1. #c09e15
  2. #8cc015
  3. #36c015

Triadic

  1. #8cc015
  2. #158cc0
  3. #c0158c

Tetradic

  1. #8cc015
  2. #15c049
  3. #4915c0
  4. #c0158c

Square

  1. #8cc015
  2. #15c09e
  3. #4915c0
  4. #c01536

Monochromatic

  1. #273606
  2. #5a7b0d
  3. #8cc015
  4. #b3e938
  5. #cef17d

Shades

#8cc015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cc015
  2. #7ead13
  3. #709a11
  4. #62860f
  5. #54730d
  6. #46600b
  7. #384d08
  8. #2a3a06
  9. #1c2604
  10. #0e1302
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cc015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cc015
  2. #98c62c
  3. #a3cd44
  4. #afd35b
  5. #bad973
  6. #c6e08a
  7. #d1e6a1
  8. #ddecb9
  9. #e8f2d0
  10. #f4f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cc015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cc015
  2. #8bba20
  3. #8ab32a
  4. #88ad35
  5. #87a640
  6. #86a04b
  7. #859a55
  8. #849360
  9. #828d6b
  10. #818675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3b78c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92b7a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b626 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90ba82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cc015 {
  color: #8cc015;
}
Background
.bg-8cc015 {
  background-color: #8cc015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cc015 {
  border: 2px solid #8cc015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cc015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 192 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cc015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cc015, #36c015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cc015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 192 21 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.98 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.58 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.75 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.17 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.63 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 10.77 #733fea Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8cc015  rgb(140, 192, 21)  hsl(78, 80%, 42%)  Apple Green
#4915c0  rgb(73, 21, 192)  hsl(258, 80%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#158cc0  rgb(21, 140, 192)  hsl(198, 80%, 42%)  Steel Blue
#c0158c  rgb(192, 21, 140)  hsl(318, 80%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red