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#8AA00A

#8aa00a ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8aa00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 68.8°, with 88.24% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.6.

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Relative luminance0.3057

Complementary

  1. #8aa00a
  2. #200aa0

Split complementary

  1. #8aa00a
  2. #0a3fa0
  3. #6b0aa0

Analogous

  1. #a06b0a
  2. #8aa00a
  3. #3fa00a

Triadic

  1. #8aa00a
  2. #0a8aa0
  3. #a00a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aa00a
  2. #0aa020
  3. #200aa0
  4. #a00a8a

Square

  1. #8aa00a
  2. #0aa06b
  3. #200aa0
  4. #a00a3f

Monochromatic

  1. #111301
  2. #4c5805
  3. #8aa00a
  4. #c8e80e
  5. #dcf44f

Shades

#8aa00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aa00a
  2. #7c9009
  3. #6e8008
  4. #617007
  5. #536006
  6. #455005
  7. #374004
  8. #293003
  9. #1c2002
  10. #0e1001
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aa00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aa00a
  2. #96aa23
  3. #a1b33b
  4. #adbd54
  5. #b9c66c
  6. #c5d085
  7. #d0d99d
  8. #dce3b6
  9. #e8ecce
  10. #f3f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aa00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aa00a
  2. #899d16
  3. #889a22
  4. #87962d
  5. #869339
  6. #859045
  7. #848d51
  8. #838a5d
  9. #828668
  10. #818374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919a77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99721 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939788 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9a1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f9a6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aa00a {
  color: #8aa00a;
}
Background
.bg-8aa00a {
  background-color: #8aa00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aa00a {
  border: 2px solid #8aa00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aa00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aa00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aa00a, #3fa00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aa00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.60 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.64 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.36 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.51 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.08 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 12.47 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.80 #755ff5 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8aa00a  rgb(138, 160, 10)  hsl(69, 88%, 33%)  Apple Green
#200aa0  rgb(32, 10, 160)  hsl(249, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre
#0a8aa0  rgb(10, 138, 160)  hsl(189, 88%, 33%)  Bondi Blue
#a00a8a  rgb(160, 10, 138)  hsl(309, 88%, 33%)  Dark Magenta