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#8CD137

#8cd137 ≈ Yellow Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8cd137 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, 81.96% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.68% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 86.88°, with 62.6% saturation and 51.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Green (#9acd32), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.5145

Complementary

  1. #8cd137
  2. #7c37d1

Split complementary

  1. #8cd137
  2. #373fd1
  3. #c937d1

Analogous

  1. #d1c937
  2. #8cd137
  3. #3fd137

Triadic

  1. #8cd137
  2. #378cd1
  3. #d1378c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd137
  2. #37d17c
  3. #7c37d1
  4. #d1378c

Square

  1. #8cd137
  2. #37d1c9
  3. #7c37d1
  4. #d1373f

Monochromatic

  1. #3b5a15
  2. #649823
  3. #8cd137
  4. #b0df75
  5. #d4eeb3

Shades

#8cd137 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd137
  2. #7ebc32
  3. #70a72c
  4. #629227
  5. #547d21
  6. #46691c
  7. #385416
  8. #2a3f11
  9. #1c2a0b
  10. #0e1506
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd137 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd137
  2. #98d64b
  3. #a3da5f
  4. #afdf73
  5. #bae387
  6. #c6e89b
  7. #d1edaf
  8. #ddf1c3
  9. #e8f6d7
  10. #f4faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd137 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd137
  2. #8bc93e
  3. #8ac146
  4. #88b94d
  5. #87b154
  6. #86a95c
  7. #85a063
  8. #84986a
  9. #829071
  10. #818879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acc69a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac117 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bc46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8fc8b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c827 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ecc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd137 {
  color: #8cd137;
}
Background
.bg-8cd137 {
  background-color: #8cd137;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd137 {
  border: 2px solid #8cd137;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd137;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 209 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 63% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd137 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd137, #3fd137);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd137 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 209 55 / 0.35);
}

#9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 2.84 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.05 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.37 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.88 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.36 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.51 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.78 #732ec8 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Green
#8cd137  rgb(140, 209, 55)  hsl(87, 63%, 52%)  Yellow Green
#7c37d1  rgb(124, 55, 209)  hsl(267, 63%, 52%)  Blue Violet
#378cd1  rgb(55, 140, 209)  hsl(207, 63%, 52%)  Bleu de France
#d1378c  rgb(209, 55, 140)  hsl(327, 63%, 52%)  Mulberry