#8ACC00

A medium, vivid green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #8ACC00

When working with digital screens, the color #8ACC00 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 204 green, and 0 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 32% C, 0% M, 100% Y, and 20% K. With a hue angle of 79.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8ACC00
RGB138, 204, 0
HSL79.4°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK32%, 0%, 100%, 20%
HSV79.4°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB75.2, -45.0, 74.6
XYZ32.1, 48.6, 7.7
Decimal9096192

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.72:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.11:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8ACC00; }
.text-color { color: #8ACC00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8ACC00; }

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