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#8EB355

#8eb355 ≈ Olivine

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8eb355 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, 70.2% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.51% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 83.62°, with 38.21% saturation and 51.76% 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Olivine (#9ab973), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.3865

Complementary

  1. #8eb355
  2. #7a55b3

Split complementary

  1. #8eb355
  2. #555fb3
  3. #a955b3

Analogous

  1. #b3a955
  2. #8eb355
  3. #5fb355

Triadic

  1. #8eb355
  2. #558eb3
  3. #b3558e

Tetradic

  1. #8eb355
  2. #55b37a
  3. #7a55b3
  4. #b3558e

Square

  1. #8eb355
  2. #55b3a9
  3. #7a55b3
  4. #b3555f

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4d22
  2. #65823a
  3. #8eb355
  4. #b1cb8a
  5. #d4e2bf

Shades

#8eb355 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8eb355
  2. #80a14d
  3. #728f44
  4. #637d3c
  5. #556b33
  6. #475a2b
  7. #394822
  8. #2b361a
  9. #1c2411
  10. #0e1209
  11. #000000

Tints

#8eb355 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8eb355
  2. #99bb66
  3. #a5c277
  4. #b0ca88
  5. #bbd199
  6. #c7d9aa
  7. #d2e1bb
  8. #dde8cc
  9. #e8f0dd
  10. #f4f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8eb355 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8eb355
  2. #8dae59
  3. #8ba95e
  4. #8aa462
  5. #889f66
  6. #879a6b
  7. #86946f
  8. #848f73
  9. #838a77
  10. #81857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eac8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba94c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a65b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92ac9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abad50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7ac59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91af87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8eb355 {
  color: #8eb355;
}
Background
.bg-8eb355 {
  background-color: #8eb355;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8eb355 {
  border: 2px solid #8eb355;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8eb355;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 179 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 38% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8eb355 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8eb355, #5fb355);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8eb355 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 179 85 / 0.35);
}

#9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.77 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 5.87 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.27 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.45 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.56 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.96 #714caa Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Olivine
#8eb355  rgb(142, 179, 85)  hsl(84, 38%, 52%)  Olivine
#7a55b3  rgb(122, 85, 179)  hsl(264, 38%, 52%)  Royal Purple
#558eb3  rgb(85, 142, 179)  hsl(204, 38%, 52%)  Air Force Blue
#b3558e  rgb(179, 85, 142)  hsl(324, 38%, 52%)  Mulberry