#8ABD2C

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #8ABD2C

The hex code #8ABD2C represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 189, and 44.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 27% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 77% Yellow, and 26% Black. With a hue angle of 81.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#8ABD2C
RGB138, 189, 44
HSL81.1°, 62.2%, 45.7%
CMYK27%, 0%, 77%, 26%
HSV81.1°, 76.7%, 74.1%
LAB70.9, -37.3, 62.8
XYZ29.1, 42.0, 9.0
Decimal9092396

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.23:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.40:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.99:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8ABD2C; }
.text-color { color: #8ABD2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8ABD2C; }

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