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#8EEC79

#8eec79 ≈ Light Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8eec79 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 109.04°, 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 14.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Green (#90ee90), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#99ff66
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Relative luminance0.6712

Complementary

  1. #8eec79
  2. #d779ec

Split complementary

  1. #8eec79
  2. #9d79ec
  3. #ec79c8

Analogous

  1. #c8ec79
  2. #8eec79
  3. #79ec9d

Triadic

  1. #8eec79
  2. #798eec
  3. #ec798e

Tetradic

  1. #8eec79
  2. #79ecd7
  3. #d779ec
  4. #ec798e

Square

  1. #8eec79
  2. #79c8ec
  3. #d779ec
  4. #ec9d79

Monochromatic

  1. #35b319
  2. #56e236
  3. #8eec79
  4. #c7f5bc
  5. #f0fced

Shades

#8eec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8eec79
  2. #80d46d
  3. #72bd61
  4. #63a555
  5. #558e49
  6. #47763d
  7. #395e30
  8. #2b4724
  9. #1c2f18
  10. #0e180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8eec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8eec79
  2. #99ee86
  3. #a5f094
  4. #b0f2a1
  5. #bbf4af
  6. #c7f6bc
  7. #d2f7c9
  8. #ddf9d7
  9. #e8fbe4
  10. #f4fdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8eec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8eec79
  2. #8de17a
  3. #8bd67a
  4. #8acc7b
  5. #88c17c
  6. #87b67d
  7. #86ab7d
  8. #84a07e
  9. #83967f
  10. #818b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bddfb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2db6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d381 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87e6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1e273 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8dd7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ae8b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8eec79 {
  color: #8eec79;
}
Background
.bg-8eec79 {
  background-color: #8eec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8eec79 {
  border: 2px solid #8eec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8eec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8eec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8eec79, #79ec9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8eec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#90ee90 Light Green ΔE 3.37 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.29 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.40 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.78 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 7.29 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.64 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.15 #711386 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Light Green
#8eec79  rgb(142, 236, 121)  hsl(109, 75%, 70%)  Light Green
#d779ec  rgb(215, 121, 236)  hsl(289, 75%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#798eec  rgb(121, 142, 236)  hsl(229, 75%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ec798e  rgb(236, 121, 142)  hsl(349, 75%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red