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#A8EA38

#a8ea38 ≈ Inchworm

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#a8ea38 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 91.76% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.07% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 82.25°, with 80.91% saturation and 56.86% 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 14.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Inchworm (#b2ec5d), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.6746

Complementary

  1. #a8ea38
  2. #7a38ea

Split complementary

  1. #a8ea38
  2. #384fea
  3. #d338ea

Analogous

  1. #ead338
  2. #a8ea38
  3. #4fea38

Triadic

  1. #a8ea38
  2. #38a8ea
  3. #ea38a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8ea38
  2. #38ea7a
  3. #7a38ea
  4. #ea38a8

Square

  1. #a8ea38
  2. #38ead3
  3. #7a38ea
  4. #ea384f

Monochromatic

  1. #537c0d
  2. #81c114
  3. #a8ea38
  4. #c6f17d
  5. #e4f9c2

Shades

#a8ea38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8ea38
  2. #97d332
  3. #86bb2d
  4. #76a427
  5. #658c22
  6. #54751c
  7. #435e16
  8. #324611
  9. #222f0b
  10. #111706
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8ea38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8ea38
  2. #b1ec4c
  3. #b9ee60
  4. #c2f074
  5. #cbf288
  6. #d4f59c
  7. #dcf7af
  8. #e5f9c3
  9. #eefbd7
  10. #f6fdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8ea38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8ea38
  2. #a4df3f
  3. #a0d546
  4. #9cca4e
  5. #98c055
  6. #94b55c
  7. #90aa63
  8. #8ca06a
  9. #889572
  10. #848b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5dead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f6d902 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd54a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aedfc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbe022 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5de44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abe4a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8ea38 {
  color: #a8ea38;
}
Background
.bg-a8ea38 {
  background-color: #a8ea38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8ea38 {
  border: 2px solid #a8ea38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8ea38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 234 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8ea38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8ea38, #4fea38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8ea38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 234 56 / 0.35);
}

#b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 3.05 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 4.44 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 4.53 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.31 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.37 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.61 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.72 #5715c7 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Inchworm
#a8ea38  rgb(168, 234, 56)  hsl(82, 81%, 57%)  Inchworm
#7a38ea  rgb(122, 56, 234)  hsl(262, 81%, 57%)  Blue Violet
#38a8ea  rgb(56, 168, 234)  hsl(202, 81%, 57%)  Carolina Blue
#ea38a8  rgb(234, 56, 168)  hsl(322, 81%, 57%)  Persian Rose