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#8EB048

#8eb048 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8eb048 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, 69.02% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.09% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 79.62°, with 41.94% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3727

Complementary

  1. #8eb048
  2. #6a48b0

Split complementary

  1. #8eb048
  2. #485ab0
  3. #9e48b0

Analogous

  1. #b09e48
  2. #8eb048
  3. #5ab048

Triadic

  1. #8eb048
  2. #488eb0
  3. #b0488e

Tetradic

  1. #8eb048
  2. #48b06a
  3. #6a48b0
  4. #b0488e

Square

  1. #8eb048
  2. #48b09e
  3. #6a48b0
  4. #b0485a

Monochromatic

  1. #36431c
  2. #627a32
  3. #8eb048
  4. #b0c97b
  5. #d0dfb2

Shades

#8eb048 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8eb048
  2. #809e41
  3. #728d3a
  4. #637b32
  5. #556a2b
  6. #475824
  7. #39461d
  8. #2b3516
  9. #1c230e
  10. #0e1207
  11. #000000

Tints

#8eb048 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8eb048
  2. #99b85a
  3. #a5c06d
  4. #b0c87f
  5. #bbd091
  6. #c7d8a4
  7. #d2dfb6
  8. #dde7c8
  9. #e8efda
  10. #f4f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8eb048 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8eb048
  2. #8dab4e
  3. #8ba653
  4. #8aa259
  5. #889d5e
  6. #879864
  7. #86936a
  8. #848e6f
  9. #838a75
  10. #81857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ca989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a53d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a44f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94a89a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9aa41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a94c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91ab81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8eb048 {
  color: #8eb048;
}
Background
.bg-8eb048 {
  background-color: #8eb048;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8eb048 {
  border: 2px solid #8eb048;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8eb048;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 176 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 42% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8eb048 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8eb048, #5ab048);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8eb048 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 176 72 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.95 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.55 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.65 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 7.70 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.62 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.02 #714fb7 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8eb048  rgb(142, 176, 72)  hsl(80, 42%, 49%)  Apple Green
#6a48b0  rgb(106, 72, 176)  hsl(260, 42%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#488eb0  rgb(72, 142, 176)  hsl(200, 42%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#b0488e  rgb(176, 72, 142)  hsl(320, 42%, 49%)  Mulberry