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#8CD79E

#8cd79e ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8cd79e is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 84.31% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.51% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 134.4°, with 48.39% saturation and 69.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5664

Complementary

  1. #8cd79e
  2. #d78cc5

Split complementary

  1. #8cd79e
  2. #c48cd7
  3. #d78ca0

Analogous

  1. #a0d78c
  2. #8cd79e
  3. #8cd7c4

Triadic

  1. #8cd79e
  2. #9e8cd7
  3. #d79e8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd79e
  2. #8cc5d7
  3. #d78cc5
  4. #d79e8c

Square

  1. #8cd79e
  2. #8ca0d7
  3. #d78cc5
  4. #d7c48c

Monochromatic

  1. #34964c
  2. #53c36e
  3. #8cd79e
  4. #c5ebce
  5. #f0faf2

Shades

#8cd79e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd79e
  2. #7ec28e
  3. #70ac7e
  4. #62976f
  5. #54815f
  6. #466c4f
  7. #38563f
  8. #2a412f
  9. #1c2b20
  10. #0e1610
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd79e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd79e
  2. #98dba8
  3. #a3dfb1
  4. #afe3bb
  5. #bae7c5
  6. #c6ebcf
  7. #d1efd8
  8. #ddf3e2
  9. #e8f7ec
  10. #f4fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd79e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd79e
  2. #8bce9b
  3. #8ac698
  4. #88bd95
  5. #87b492
  6. #86ac8f
  7. #85a38c
  8. #849a89
  9. #829186
  10. #818983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2cdb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8cb9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc3a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80d5c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bed09c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6cba0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85d6b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd79e {
  color: #8cd79e;
}
Background
.bg-8cd79e {
  background-color: #8cd79e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd79e {
  border: 2px solid #8cd79e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd79e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 215 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 48% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd79e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd79e, #8cd7c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd79e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 215 158 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.81 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.14 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.45 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.46 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.87 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.89 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.92 #732861 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Celadon
#8cd79e  rgb(140, 215, 158)  hsl(134, 48%, 70%)  Celadon
#d78cc5  rgb(215, 140, 197)  hsl(314, 48%, 70%)  Plum
#9e8cd7  rgb(158, 140, 215)  hsl(254, 48%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#d79e8c  rgb(215, 158, 140)  hsl(14, 48%, 70%)  Dark Salmon