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#8EA42E

#8ea42e ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ea42e 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, 64.31% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.95% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 71.19°, with 56.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.325

Complementary

  1. #8ea42e
  2. #442ea4

Split complementary

  1. #8ea42e
  2. #2e53a4
  3. #7f2ea4

Analogous

  1. #a47f2e
  2. #8ea42e
  3. #53a42e

Triadic

  1. #8ea42e
  2. #2e8ea4
  3. #a42e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea42e
  2. #2ea444
  3. #442ea4
  4. #a42e8e

Square

  1. #8ea42e
  2. #2ea47f
  3. #442ea4
  4. #a42e53

Monochromatic

  1. #272d0c
  2. #5a681d
  3. #8ea42e
  4. #b7ce50
  5. #cfdf8c

Shades

#8ea42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea42e
  2. #809429
  3. #728325
  4. #637320
  5. #55621c
  6. #475217
  7. #394212
  8. #2b310e
  9. #1c2109
  10. #0e1005
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea42e
  2. #99ad43
  3. #a5b658
  4. #b0bf6d
  5. #bbc882
  6. #c7d297
  7. #d2dbab
  8. #dde4c0
  9. #e8edd5
  10. #f4f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea42e
  2. #8da036
  3. #8b9d3e
  4. #8a9947
  5. #88964f
  6. #879257
  7. #868e5f
  8. #848b67
  9. #838770
  10. #818478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969e7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9b19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9b38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #969b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a39e23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19f34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #939f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea42e {
  color: #8ea42e;
}
Background
.bg-8ea42e {
  background-color: #8ea42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea42e {
  border: 2px solid #8ea42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 164 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea42e, #53a42e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 164 46 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.15 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.55 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.02 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.45 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.22 #715bd1 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ea42e  rgb(142, 164, 46)  hsl(71, 56%, 41%)  Apple Green
#442ea4  rgb(68, 46, 164)  hsl(251, 56%, 41%)  Ocean Blue
#2e8ea4  rgb(46, 142, 164)  hsl(191, 56%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#a42e8e  rgb(164, 46, 142)  hsl(311, 56%, 41%)  Deep Plum