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#8EA12E

#8ea12e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ea12e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 63.14% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 69.91°, with 55.56% saturation and 40.59% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 7.08.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3144

Complementary

  1. #8ea12e
  2. #412ea1

Split complementary

  1. #8ea12e
  2. #2e55a1
  3. #7b2ea1

Analogous

  1. #a17b2e
  2. #8ea12e
  3. #55a12e

Triadic

  1. #8ea12e
  2. #2e8ea1
  3. #a12e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea12e
  2. #2ea141
  3. #412ea1
  4. #a12e8e

Square

  1. #8ea12e
  2. #2ea17b
  3. #412ea1
  4. #a12e55

Monochromatic

  1. #252a0c
  2. #5a661d
  3. #8ea12e
  4. #b8cd4f
  5. #d0de8a

Shades

#8ea12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea12e
  2. #809129
  3. #728125
  4. #637120
  5. #55611c
  6. #475117
  7. #394012
  8. #2b300e
  9. #1c2009
  10. #0e1005
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea12e
  2. #99aa43
  3. #a5b458
  4. #b0bd6d
  5. #bbc782
  6. #c7d097
  7. #d2d9ab
  8. #dde3c0
  9. #e8ecd5
  10. #f4f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea12e
  2. #8d9e36
  3. #8b9a3e
  4. #8a9747
  5. #88944f
  6. #879157
  7. #868d5f
  8. #848a67
  9. #838770
  10. #818378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949c7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac981a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9937 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #97988a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19c24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9c34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #939c71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea12e {
  color: #8ea12e;
}
Background
.bg-8ea12e {
  background-color: #8ea12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea12e {
  border: 2px solid #8ea12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 161 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea12e, #55a12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 161 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.08 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.17 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.39 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.66 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.64 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.29 #715ed1 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ea12e  rgb(142, 161, 46)  hsl(70, 56%, 41%)  Apple Green
#412ea1  rgb(65, 46, 161)  hsl(250, 56%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue
#2e8ea1  rgb(46, 142, 161)  hsl(190, 56%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#a12e8e  rgb(161, 46, 142)  hsl(310, 56%, 41%)  Deep Plum