#8AAF49

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Olivedrab.

About #8AAF49

When working with digital screens, the color #8AAF49 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olivedrab. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 175, and 73.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 21% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 58% Yellow, and 31% Black. With a hue angle of 81.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AAF49
RGB138, 175, 73
HSL81.8°, 41.1%, 48.6%
CMYK21%, 0%, 58%, 31%
HSV81.8°, 58.3%, 68.6%
LAB66.9, -28.7, 47.3
XYZ27.0, 36.5, 11.9
Decimal9088841

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.53:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.31:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.06:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AAF49; }
.text-color { color: #8AAF49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AAF49; }

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