#8AD357

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #8AD357

When working with digital screens, the color #8AD357 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 211 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow, and 17% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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#8AD357
RGB138, 211, 87
HSL95.3°, 58.5%, 58.4%
CMYK35%, 0%, 59%, 17%
HSV95.3°, 58.8%, 82.7%
LAB77.7, -43.8, 53.2
XYZ35.5, 52.7, 17.3
Decimal9098071

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.54:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.81:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AD357; }
.text-color { color: #8AD357; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AD357; }

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