HEX Color #8AA824 (Olivedrab)

About #8AA824

The precise color #8AA824 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Olivedrab. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(138, 168, 36).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 18% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 73.6° hue, 64.7% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AA824

RGB138, 168, 36

HSL73.6°, 64.7%, 40.0%

CMYK18%, 0%, 79%, 34%

HSV73.6°, 78.6%, 65.9%

LAB64.6, -27.9, 59.5

XYZ24.8, 33.5, 6.8

Decimal9087012

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8AA824 #4124A8

Analogous

#A88424 #47A824

Triadic

#248AA8 #A8248A

Tetradic

#24A883 #4124A8 #A82448

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8AA824

#97B13C

#A4BB54

#B1C56D

#BECE85

#CBD89D

#D8E2B6

#E5EBCE

#F2F5E6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8AA824

#7A9520

#6B821C

#5C7018

#4C5D14

#3D4A10

#2E380C

#1E2508

#0F1204

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.72:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.71:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.60:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.55:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AA824; }

.text-color { color: #8AA824; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AA824; }

Similar Colors

Olivedrab

#6B8E23