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#8EA017

#8ea017 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8ea017 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, 62.75% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.63% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 67.88°, with 74.86% saturation and 35.88% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.92.

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Relative luminance0.3095

Complementary

  1. #8ea017
  2. #2917a0

Split complementary

  1. #8ea017
  2. #174aa0
  3. #6d17a0

Analogous

  1. #a06d17
  2. #8ea017
  3. #4aa017

Triadic

  1. #8ea017
  2. #178ea0
  3. #a0178e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea017
  2. #17a029
  3. #2917a0
  4. #a0178e

Square

  1. #8ea017
  2. #17a06d
  3. #2917a0
  4. #a0174a

Monochromatic

  1. #171a04
  2. #535d0d
  3. #8ea017
  4. #c7e024
  5. #d8e967

Shades

#8ea017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea017
  2. #809015
  3. #728012
  4. #637010
  5. #55600e
  6. #47500c
  7. #394009
  8. #2b3007
  9. #1c2005
  10. #0e1002
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea017
  2. #99aa2e
  3. #a5b345
  4. #b0bd5d
  5. #bbc674
  6. #c7d08b
  7. #d2d9a2
  8. #dde3b9
  9. #e8ecd1
  10. #f4f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea017
  2. #8d9d22
  3. #8b9a2c
  4. #8a9637
  5. #889341
  6. #87904c
  7. #868d56
  8. #848a61
  9. #83866b
  10. #818376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939b78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9827 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #979788 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a09b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9b21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949a6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea017 {
  color: #8ea017;
}
Background
.bg-8ea017 {
  background-color: #8ea017;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea017 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 160 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea017, #4aa017);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 160 23 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.92 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.98 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.60 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.96 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.90 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.15 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.59 #715fe8 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ea017  rgb(142, 160, 23)  hsl(68, 75%, 36%)  Apple Green
#2917a0  rgb(41, 23, 160)  hsl(248, 75%, 36%)  Zaffre
#178ea0  rgb(23, 142, 160)  hsl(188, 75%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#a0178e  rgb(160, 23, 142)  hsl(308, 75%, 36%)  Dark Magenta