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#8EC021

#8ec021 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#8ec021 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 78.87°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#99cc33
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Relative luminance0.4356

Complementary

  1. #8ec021
  2. #5321c0

Split complementary

  1. #8ec021
  2. #213ec0
  3. #a321c0

Analogous

  1. #c0a321
  2. #8ec021
  3. #3ec021

Triadic

  1. #8ec021
  2. #218ec0
  3. #c0218e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec021
  2. #21c053
  3. #5321c0
  4. #c0218e

Square

  1. #8ec021
  2. #21c0a3
  3. #5321c0
  4. #c0213e

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3d0b
  2. #5e7f16
  3. #8ec021
  4. #b2e04d
  5. #ceec8e

Shades

#8ec021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec021
  2. #80ad1e
  3. #729a1a
  4. #638617
  5. #557314
  6. #476011
  7. #394d0d
  8. #2b3a0a
  9. #1c2607
  10. #0e1303
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec021
  2. #99c637
  3. #a5cd4d
  4. #b0d364
  5. #bbd97a
  6. #c7e090
  7. #d2e6a6
  8. #ddecbc
  9. #e8f2d3
  10. #f4f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec021
  2. #8dba2b
  3. #8bb334
  4. #8aad3e
  5. #88a647
  6. #87a051
  7. #869a5a
  8. #849364
  9. #838d6d
  10. #818677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b78d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94b7a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b62d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92ba83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec021 {
  color: #8ec021;
}
Background
.bg-8ec021 {
  background-color: #8ec021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec021 {
  border: 2px solid #8ec021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec021, #3ec021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 3.09 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 3.40 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.34 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.64 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.25 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.76 #713fde Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ec021  rgb(142, 192, 33)  hsl(79, 71%, 44%)  Apple Green
#5321c0  rgb(83, 33, 192)  hsl(259, 71%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#218ec0  rgb(33, 142, 192)  hsl(199, 71%, 44%)  Air Force Blue
#c0218e  rgb(192, 33, 142)  hsl(319, 71%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red