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#8DB311

#8db311 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8db311 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 70.2% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.5% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 74.07°, with 82.65% saturation and 38.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 1.01.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.3794

Complementary

  1. #8db311
  2. #3711b3

Split complementary

  1. #8db311
  2. #113cb3
  3. #8811b3

Analogous

  1. #b38811
  2. #8db311
  3. #3cb311

Triadic

  1. #8db311
  2. #118db3
  3. #b3118d

Tetradic

  1. #8db311
  2. #11b337
  3. #3711b3
  4. #b3118d

Square

  1. #8db311
  2. #11b388
  3. #3711b3
  4. #b3113c

Monochromatic

  1. #1f2704
  2. #566d0a
  3. #8db311
  4. #bcea26
  5. #d2f16c

Shades

#8db311 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8db311
  2. #7fa10f
  3. #718f0e
  4. #637d0c
  5. #556b0a
  6. #475a09
  7. #384807
  8. #2a3605
  9. #1c2403
  10. #0e1202
  11. #000000

Tints

#8db311 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8db311
  2. #98bb29
  3. #a4c241
  4. #afca58
  5. #bbd170
  6. #c6d988
  7. #d1e1a0
  8. #dde8b8
  9. #e8f0cf
  10. #f4f7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8db311 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8db311
  2. #8cae1c
  3. #8aa927
  4. #89a432
  5. #889f3d
  6. #879a49
  7. #859454
  8. #848f5f
  9. #838a6a
  10. #818575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cab84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a528 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95aa98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9ab21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92ad79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8db311 {
  color: #8db311;
}
Background
.bg-8db311 {
  background-color: #8db311;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8db311 {
  border: 2px solid #8db311;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8db311;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 179 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 83% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8db311 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8db311, #3cb311);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8db311 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 179 17 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 1.01 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.87 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.66 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 10.93 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.17 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.36 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 12.11 #724cee Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8db311  rgb(141, 179, 17)  hsl(74, 83%, 38%)  Apple Green
#3711b3  rgb(55, 17, 179)  hsl(254, 83%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#118db3  rgb(17, 141, 179)  hsl(194, 83%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#b3118d  rgb(179, 17, 141)  hsl(314, 83%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red