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#8CD89D

#8cd89d ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8cd89d is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 84.71% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.31% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 133.42°, with 49.35% saturation and 69.8% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5712

Complementary

  1. #8cd89d
  2. #d88cc7

Split complementary

  1. #8cd89d
  2. #c38cd8
  3. #d88ca1

Analogous

  1. #a1d88c
  2. #8cd89d
  3. #8cd8c3

Triadic

  1. #8cd89d
  2. #9d8cd8
  3. #d89d8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd89d
  2. #8cc7d8
  3. #d88cc7
  4. #d89d8c

Square

  1. #8cd89d
  2. #8ca1d8
  3. #d88cc7
  4. #d8c38c

Monochromatic

  1. #33984a
  2. #53c56c
  3. #8cd89d
  4. #c5ebce
  5. #f0faf2

Shades

#8cd89d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd89d
  2. #7ec28d
  3. #70ad7e
  4. #62976e
  5. #54825e
  6. #466c4f
  7. #38563f
  8. #2a412f
  9. #1c2b1f
  10. #0e1610
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd89d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd89d
  2. #98dca7
  3. #a3e0b1
  4. #afe4ba
  5. #bae8c4
  6. #c6ecce
  7. #d1efd8
  8. #ddf3e2
  9. #e8f7eb
  10. #f4fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd89d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd89d
  2. #8bcf9a
  3. #8ac697
  4. #88be94
  5. #87b591
  6. #86ac8f
  7. #85a38c
  8. #849a89
  9. #829286
  10. #818983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2ceb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cc99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc4a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80d5c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfd19b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7cc9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85d6b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd89d {
  color: #8cd89d;
}
Background
.bg-8cd89d {
  background-color: #8cd89d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd89d {
  border: 2px solid #8cd89d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd89d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 216 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 49% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd89d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd89d, #8cd8c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd89d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 216 157 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 4.85 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 4.86 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.73 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.42 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.51 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.74 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.78 #732762 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#8cd89d  rgb(140, 216, 157)  hsl(133, 49%, 70%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d88cc7  rgb(216, 140, 199)  hsl(313, 49%, 70%)  Plum
#9d8cd8  rgb(157, 140, 216)  hsl(253, 49%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#d89d8c  rgb(216, 157, 140)  hsl(13, 49%, 70%)  Dark Salmon