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#8ABE51

#8abe51 ≈ Pistachio

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8abe51 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 74.51% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 88.62°, with 45.61% saturation and 53.14% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4282

Complementary

  1. #8abe51
  2. #8551be

Split complementary

  1. #8abe51
  2. #5154be
  3. #bc51be

Analogous

  1. #bebc51
  2. #8abe51
  3. #54be51

Triadic

  1. #8abe51
  2. #518abe
  3. #be518a

Tetradic

  1. #8abe51
  2. #51be85
  3. #8551be
  4. #be518a

Square

  1. #8abe51
  2. #51bebc
  3. #8551be
  4. #be5154

Monochromatic

  1. #3c5620
  2. #638e35
  3. #8abe51
  4. #afd389
  5. #d5e8c0

Shades

#8abe51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8abe51
  2. #7cab49
  3. #6e9841
  4. #618539
  5. #537231
  6. #455f29
  7. #374c20
  8. #293918
  9. #1c2610
  10. #0e1308
  11. #000000

Tints

#8abe51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8abe51
  2. #96c562
  3. #a1cb74
  4. #add285
  5. #b9d897
  6. #c5dfa8
  7. #d0e5b9
  8. #dceccb
  9. #e8f2dc
  10. #f3f9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8abe51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8abe51
  2. #89b856
  3. #88b25a
  4. #87ab5f
  5. #86a564
  6. #859f69
  7. #84996d
  8. #839372
  9. #828c77
  10. #81867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1b593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b146 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beae59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8db7a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b74a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8cba8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8abe51 {
  color: #8abe51;
}
Background
.bg-8abe51 {
  background-color: #8abe51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8abe51 {
  border: 2px solid #8abe51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8abe51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 190 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8abe51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8abe51, #54be51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8abe51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 190 81 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 4.75 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 5.49 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.39 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 6.44 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.16 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.62 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.93 #7541ae Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Pistachio
#8abe51  rgb(138, 190, 81)  hsl(89, 46%, 53%)  Pistachio
#8551be  rgb(133, 81, 190)  hsl(269, 46%, 53%)  Royal Purple
#518abe  rgb(81, 138, 190)  hsl(209, 46%, 53%)  Steel Blue
#be518a  rgb(190, 81, 138)  hsl(329, 46%, 53%)  Mulberry