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#8AEC79

#8aec79 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8aec79 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 111.13°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.6677

Complementary

  1. #8aec79
  2. #db79ec

Split complementary

  1. #8aec79
  2. #a179ec
  3. #ec79c4

Analogous

  1. #c4ec79
  2. #8aec79
  3. #79eca1

Triadic

  1. #8aec79
  2. #798aec
  3. #ec798a

Tetradic

  1. #8aec79
  2. #79ecdb
  3. #db79ec
  4. #ec798a

Square

  1. #8aec79
  2. #79c4ec
  3. #db79ec
  4. #eca179

Monochromatic

  1. #30b319
  2. #50e236
  3. #8aec79
  4. #c5f5bc
  5. #effced

Shades

#8aec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aec79
  2. #7cd46d
  3. #6ebd61
  4. #61a555
  5. #538e49
  6. #45763d
  7. #375e30
  8. #294724
  9. #1c2f18
  10. #0e180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aec79
  2. #96ee86
  3. #a1f094
  4. #adf2a1
  5. #b9f4af
  6. #c5f6bc
  7. #d0f7c9
  8. #dcf9d7
  9. #e8fbe4
  10. #f3fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aec79
  2. #89e17a
  3. #88d67a
  4. #87cc7b
  5. #86c17c
  6. #85b67d
  7. #84ab7d
  8. #83a07e
  9. #82967f
  10. #818b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcdfb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1db6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d281 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81e6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0e273 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6dd7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85e8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aec79 {
  color: #8aec79;
}
Background
.bg-8aec79 {
  background-color: #8aec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aec79 {
  border: 2px solid #8aec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 111 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aec79, #79eca1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.24 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.04 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.35 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.73 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.70 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.75 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.75 #751386 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Light Green
#8aec79  rgb(138, 236, 121)  hsl(111, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#db79ec  rgb(219, 121, 236)  hsl(291, 75%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#798aec  rgb(121, 138, 236)  hsl(231, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ec798a  rgb(236, 121, 138)  hsl(351, 75%, 70%)  Light Coral