Apple Green (#8DB600)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.38:1 — vs black: 8.82:1

Color values

  • HEX #8DB600
  • RGB rgb(141, 182, 0)
  • HSL hsl(73, 100%, 71%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 22.53, 0, 100, 28.63 )
  • Websafe #99CC00

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8DB600 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Apple Green
#8DB600 Base
#2900B6
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Apple Green
#8DB600 Base
#B68400
#32B600
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Apple Green
#8DB600 Base
#008DB6
#B6008D
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Apple Green
#8DB600 Base
#0032B6
#8400B6
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Apple Green
#8DB600 Base
#00B684
#2900B6
#B60032
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Apple Green
#8DB600 Base
#161D00
#526A00
#6D8D00
#ADDF00
#C6FF04
#D8FF50
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Apple Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#141A00
#2C3900
#445800
#5C7700
#759700
Apple Green #8DB600 Base
#BCF300
#D0FF30
#DEFF6C
#ECFFA9
#F9FFE6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8DB600. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8DB600;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8DB600;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8DB600;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8DB600,
        #8E6DFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8DB600,
        #8E6DFF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$apple-green: #8DB600;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$apple-green-r: 141;
$apple-green-g: 182;
$apple-green-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $apple-green;
    color: rgba($apple-green-r, $apple-green-g, $apple-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Apple Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8DB600 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #ABAB0E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B2B200 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #9BABAB Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A8A8A8 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Apple Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Apple Green #8DB600 Base
Limerick #9DC209 ΔE 3.66
Android Green #A4C639 ΔE 5.11
Yellow Green #9ACD32 ΔE 6.19
Acid Green #B0BF1A ΔE 6.41

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.