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#8EAF4E

#8eaf4e ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8eaf4e 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, 68.63% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.43% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 80.41°, with 38.34% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.3696

Complementary

  1. #8eaf4e
  2. #6f4eaf

Split complementary

  1. #8eaf4e
  2. #4e5eaf
  3. #a04eaf

Analogous

  1. #afa04e
  2. #8eaf4e
  3. #5eaf4e

Triadic

  1. #8eaf4e
  2. #4e8eaf
  3. #af4e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8eaf4e
  2. #4eaf6f
  3. #6f4eaf
  4. #af4e8e

Square

  1. #8eaf4e
  2. #4eafa0
  3. #6f4eaf
  4. #af4e5e

Monochromatic

  1. #38451f
  2. #637a36
  3. #8eaf4e
  4. #b0c782
  5. #d1dfb7

Shades

#8eaf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8eaf4e
  2. #809e46
  3. #728c3e
  4. #637b37
  5. #55692f
  6. #475827
  7. #39461f
  8. #2b3517
  9. #1c2310
  10. #0e1208
  11. #000000

Tints

#8eaf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8eaf4e
  2. #99b760
  3. #a5bf71
  4. #b0c783
  5. #bbcf95
  6. #c7d7a7
  7. #d2dfb8
  8. #dde7ca
  9. #e8efdc
  10. #f4f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8eaf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8eaf4e
  2. #8daa53
  3. #8ba658
  4. #8aa15d
  5. #889c62
  6. #879867
  7. #86936c
  8. #848e71
  9. #838976
  10. #81857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ba88a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a544 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a354 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93a899 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a948 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a852 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91ab82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8eaf4e {
  color: #8eaf4e;
}
Background
.bg-8eaf4e {
  background-color: #8eaf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8eaf4e {
  border: 2px solid #8eaf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8eaf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 175 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 38% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8eaf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8eaf4e, #5eaf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8eaf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 175 78 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.81 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.68 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.93 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.35 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.94 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.80 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.34 #7150b1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Olivine
#8eaf4e  rgb(142, 175, 78)  hsl(80, 38%, 50%)  Olivine
#6f4eaf  rgb(111, 78, 175)  hsl(260, 38%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#4e8eaf  rgb(78, 142, 175)  hsl(200, 38%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#af4e8e  rgb(175, 78, 142)  hsl(320, 38%, 50%)  Mulberry