#8AAF2C

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #8AAF2C

At its core, #8AAF2C is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 175 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 76.9° hue, 59.8% saturation, and 42.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AAF2C
RGB138, 175, 44
HSL76.9°, 59.8%, 42.9%
CMYK21%, 0%, 75%, 31%
HSV76.9°, 74.9%, 68.6%
LAB66.7, -30.8, 58.8
XYZ26.3, 36.2, 8.0
Decimal9088812

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.25:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AAF2C; }
.text-color { color: #8AAF2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AAF2C; }

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