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#8EA940

#8ea940 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea940 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 66.27% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.13% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 75.43°, with 45.06% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.345

Complementary

  1. #8ea940
  2. #5b40a9

Split complementary

  1. #8ea940
  2. #405aa9
  3. #9040a9

Analogous

  1. #a99040
  2. #8ea940
  3. #5aa940

Triadic

  1. #8ea940
  2. #408ea9
  3. #a9408e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea940
  2. #40a95b
  3. #5b40a9
  4. #a9408e

Square

  1. #8ea940
  2. #40a990
  3. #5b40a9
  4. #a9405a

Monochromatic

  1. #313a16
  2. #5f722b
  3. #8ea940
  4. #b1c86e
  5. #cfdda5

Shades

#8ea940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea940
  2. #80983a
  3. #728733
  4. #63762d
  5. #556526
  6. #475520
  7. #39441a
  8. #2b3313
  9. #1c220d
  10. #0e1106
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea940
  2. #99b253
  3. #a5ba66
  4. #b0c379
  5. #bbcb8c
  6. #c7d4a0
  7. #d2ddb3
  8. #dde5c6
  9. #e8eed9
  10. #f4f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea940
  2. #8da546
  3. #8ba14d
  4. #8a9d53
  5. #88995a
  6. #879560
  7. #869066
  8. #848c6d
  9. #838873
  10. #81847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9f47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95a193 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a339 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a344 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92a47a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea940 {
  color: #8ea940;
}
Background
.bg-8ea940 {
  background-color: #8ea940;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea940 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 169 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 45% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea940, #5aa940);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 169 64 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.20 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.66 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.05 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.25 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.54 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.88 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.20 #7156bf Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ea940  rgb(142, 169, 64)  hsl(75, 45%, 46%)  Apple Green
#5b40a9  rgb(91, 64, 169)  hsl(255, 45%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#408ea9  rgb(64, 142, 169)  hsl(195, 45%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#a9408e  rgb(169, 64, 142)  hsl(315, 45%, 46%)  Deep Plum