#8ABD16
A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.
About #8ABD16
Visually, #8ABD16 is defined as a vivid green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 189 green, and 22 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 27% C, 0% M, 88% Y, and 26% K. The HSL representation is 78.3° hue, 79.1% saturation, and 41.4% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium 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#8ABD16
RGB138, 189, 22
HSL78.3°, 79.1%, 41.4%
CMYK27%, 0%, 88%, 26%
HSV78.3°, 88.4%, 74.1%
LAB70.8, -38.1, 68.3
XYZ28.8, 41.9, 7.3
Decimal9092374
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.37:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.97:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8ABD16;
}
.text-color {
color: #8ABD16;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8ABD16;
}