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#8EC00C

#8ec00c ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8ec00c is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 75.29% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 76.67°, with 88.24% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#99cc00
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Relative luminance0.4348

Complementary

  1. #8ec00c
  2. #3e0cc0

Split complementary

  1. #8ec00c
  2. #0c34c0
  3. #980cc0

Analogous

  1. #c0980c
  2. #8ec00c
  3. #34c00c

Triadic

  1. #8ec00c
  2. #0c8ec0
  3. #c00c8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec00c
  2. #0cc03e
  3. #3e0cc0
  4. #c00c8e

Square

  1. #8ec00c
  2. #0cc098
  3. #3e0cc0
  4. #c00c34

Monochromatic

  1. #233003
  2. #597807
  3. #8ec00c
  4. #b9f227
  5. #d0f66f

Shades

#8ec00c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec00c
  2. #80ad0b
  3. #729a0a
  4. #638608
  5. #557307
  6. #476006
  7. #394d05
  8. #2b3a04
  9. #1c2602
  10. #0e1301
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec00c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec00c
  2. #99c624
  3. #a5cd3d
  4. #b0d355
  5. #bbd96d
  6. #c7e086
  7. #d2e69e
  8. #ddecb6
  9. #e8f2ce
  10. #f4f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec00c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec00c
  2. #8dba18
  3. #8bb323
  4. #8aad2f
  5. #88a63a
  6. #87a046
  7. #869a52
  8. #84935d
  9. #838d69
  10. #818674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b78c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95b6a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b621 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92ba82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec00c {
  color: #8ec00c;
}
Background
.bg-8ec00c {
  background-color: #8ec00c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec00c {
  border: 2px solid #8ec00c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec00c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 192 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec00c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec00c, #34c00c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec00c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 192 12 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 2.78 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.64 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.64 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.79 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.60 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 11.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.18 #713ff3 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ec00c  rgb(142, 192, 12)  hsl(77, 88%, 40%)  Apple Green
#3e0cc0  rgb(62, 12, 192)  hsl(257, 88%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#0c8ec0  rgb(12, 142, 192)  hsl(197, 88%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#c00c8e  rgb(192, 12, 142)  hsl(317, 88%, 40%)  Medium Violet Red