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#8EA511

#8ea511 ≈ Apple Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8ea511 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 64.71% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.7% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 69.32°, with 81.32% saturation and 35.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Apple Green (#8db600), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.327

Complementary

  1. #8ea511
  2. #2811a5

Split complementary

  1. #8ea511
  2. #1144a5
  3. #7211a5

Analogous

  1. #a57211
  2. #8ea511
  3. #44a511

Triadic

  1. #8ea511
  2. #118ea5
  3. #a5118e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea511
  2. #11a528
  3. #2811a5
  4. #a5118e

Square

  1. #8ea511
  2. #11a572
  3. #2811a5
  4. #a51144

Monochromatic

  1. #171a03
  2. #52600a
  3. #8ea511
  4. #c8e81b
  5. #d9ef60

Shades

#8ea511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea511
  2. #80950f
  3. #72840e
  4. #63740c
  5. #55630a
  6. #475309
  7. #394207
  8. #2b3205
  9. #1c2103
  10. #0e1102
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea511
  2. #99ae29
  3. #a5b741
  4. #b0c058
  5. #bbc970
  6. #c7d288
  7. #d2dba0
  8. #dde4b8
  9. #e8edcf
  10. #f4f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea511
  2. #8da11c
  3. #8b9e27
  4. #8a9a32
  5. #88963d
  6. #879349
  7. #868f54
  8. #848b5f
  9. #83876a
  10. #818475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969f7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #979b8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a29f1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #949f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea511 {
  color: #8ea511;
}
Background
.bg-8ea511 {
  background-color: #8ea511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea511 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 165 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 81% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea511, #44a511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 165 17 / 0.35);
}

#8db600 Apple Green ΔE 5.25 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.81 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.20 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.70 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.13 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.31 #715aee Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Apple Green
#8ea511  rgb(142, 165, 17)  hsl(69, 81%, 36%)  Apple Green
#2811a5  rgb(40, 17, 165)  hsl(249, 81%, 36%)  Zaffre
#118ea5  rgb(17, 142, 165)  hsl(189, 81%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#a5118e  rgb(165, 17, 142)  hsl(309, 81%, 36%)  Dark Magenta