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#8E9C19

#8e9c19 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8e9c19 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 66.41°, with 72.38% saturation and 35.49% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 8.29.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.296

Complementary

  1. #8e9c19
  2. #27199c

Split complementary

  1. #8e9c19
  2. #194d9c
  3. #68199c

Analogous

  1. #9c6819
  2. #8e9c19
  3. #4d9c19

Triadic

  1. #8e9c19
  2. #198e9c
  3. #9c198e

Tetradic

  1. #8e9c19
  2. #199c27
  3. #27199c
  4. #9c198e

Square

  1. #8e9c19
  2. #199c68
  3. #27199c
  4. #9c194d

Monochromatic

  1. #161804
  2. #525a0e
  3. #8e9c19
  4. #c9dc25
  5. #d9e767

Shades

#8e9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e9c19
  2. #808c17
  3. #727d14
  4. #636d12
  5. #555e0f
  6. #474e0d
  7. #393e0a
  8. #2b2f08
  9. #1c1f05
  10. #0e1003
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e9c19
  2. #99a630
  3. #a5b047
  4. #b0ba5e
  5. #bbc475
  6. #c7ce8c
  7. #d2d7a3
  8. #dde1ba
  9. #e8ebd1
  10. #f4f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e9c19
  2. #8d9923
  3. #8b962e
  4. #8a9438
  5. #889142
  6. #878e4d
  7. #868b57
  8. #848861
  9. #83866b
  10. #818376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #929776 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69527 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #989385 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9822 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94966a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e9c19 {
  color: #8e9c19;
}
Background
.bg-8e9c19 {
  background-color: #8e9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8e9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #8e9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e9c19, #4d9c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.29 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.28 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.60 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.66 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.69 #7163e6 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8e9c19  rgb(142, 156, 25)  hsl(66, 72%, 35%)  Apple Green
#27199c  rgb(39, 25, 156)  hsl(246, 72%, 35%)  Zaffre
#198e9c  rgb(25, 142, 156)  hsl(186, 72%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#9c198e  rgb(156, 25, 142)  hsl(306, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta