#8AA000

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olivedrab.

About #8AA000

At its core, #8AA000 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olivedrab. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 160 green, and 0 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 14% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AA000
RGB138, 160, 0
HSL68.3°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK14%, 0%, 100%, 37%
HSV68.3°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB62.1, -24.9, 64.6
XYZ23.1, 30.5, 4.7
Decimal9084928

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.95:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.11:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.82:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.04:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AA000; }
.text-color { color: #8AA000; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AA000; }

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Olivedrab
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