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#8FA901

#8fa901 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8fa901 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 66.27% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.41% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 69.29°, with 98.82% saturation and 33.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.3422

Complementary

  1. #8fa901
  2. #1b01a9

Split complementary

  1. #8fa901
  2. #013ba9
  3. #6f01a9

Analogous

  1. #a96f01
  2. #8fa901
  3. #3ba901

Triadic

  1. #8fa901
  2. #018fa9
  3. #a9018f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa901
  2. #01a91b
  3. #1b01a9
  4. #a9018f

Square

  1. #8fa901
  2. #01a96f
  3. #1b01a9
  4. #a9013b

Monochromatic

  1. #111400
  2. #4f5d01
  3. #8fa901
  4. #cff501
  5. #e1fe45

Shades

#8fa901 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa901
  2. #819801
  3. #728701
  4. #647601
  5. #566501
  6. #485501
  7. #394400
  8. #2b3300
  9. #1d2200
  10. #0e1100
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa901 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa901
  2. #9ab21a
  3. #a5ba34
  4. #b1c34d
  5. #bccb67
  6. #c7d480
  7. #d2dd99
  8. #dde5b3
  9. #e9eecc
  10. #f4f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa901 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa901
  2. #8ea50e
  3. #8ca11a
  4. #8b9d27
  5. #899934
  6. #889541
  7. #86904d
  8. #858c5a
  9. #838867
  10. #828473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a37d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #989f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a317 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #95a371 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa901 {
  color: #8fa901;
}
Background
.bg-8fa901 {
  background-color: #8fa901;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa901 {
  border: 2px solid #8fa901;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa901;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 169 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 99% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa901 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa901, #3ba901);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa901 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 169 1 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 4.07 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.63 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.88 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.70 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 12.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.27 #7056fe Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8fa901  rgb(143, 169, 1)  hsl(69, 99%, 33%)  Apple Green
#1b01a9  rgb(27, 1, 169)  hsl(249, 99%, 33%)  Zaffre
#018fa9  rgb(1, 143, 169)  hsl(189, 99%, 33%)  Bondi Blue
#a9018f  rgb(169, 1, 143)  hsl(309, 99%, 33%)  Dark Magenta