#a8e44f Color Information

#a8e44f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a8e44f. In RGB, it consists of 65.9% Red, 89.4% Green, and 31.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 26.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 65.4% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 84.2°, with saturation of 73.4% and lightness of 60.2%. The decimal value for #a8e44f is 11068495, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a8e44f is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#a8e44f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color168, 228, 79 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.9%, 89.4%, 31.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.341, 0.106, 0.690 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.263, 0, 0.654, 0.106 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color84.2°, 73.4%, 60.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color84.2°, 65.4%, 89.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color45.303, 64.376, 17.435 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color79, 228, 139 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11068495 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color84.161, -41.158, 64.086 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)84.161, 76.164, 122.710 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color84.161, -29.986, 83.788 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color80.235, -39.624, 43.280 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.356, 0.506, 64.376 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289258575 / 0xffa8e44f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cc66 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #a8e44f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a8e44f, its pure hue is 84.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.4%, and its lightness is 60.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a8e44f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151d0a to #93c845.

Tints of #a8e44f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a8e44f, its pure hue is 84.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.4%, and its lightness is 60.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a8e44f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b3e765 to #f4fce9.

Tones of #a8e44f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a8e44f, its pure hue is 84.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a8e44f, which range from #9a9a9a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #adff34 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a8e44f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a8e44f! For #a8e44f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a8e44f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a8e44f

This color, #a8e44f, consists of 65.9% Red, 89.4% Green, and 31.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 168, Green = 228, Blue = 79. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a8e44f is 26.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 65.4% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.9%
C26.3%
G89.4%
M0.0%
B31.0%
Y65.4%
K10.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 168 228 79
Octal 250 344 117
Hexa #a8 #e4 #4f
Binary 10101000 11100100 01001111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 26 0 65 10
Octal 32 0 101 12
Hexa #1a #00 #41 #0a
Binary 00011010 00000000 01000001 00001010

Analogous Colors of #a8e44f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a8e44f — which has hue 84.2° — its analogous colors are located at 54.2° and 114.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8e44f.

Triadic Colors of #a8e44f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a8e44f — which has hue 84.2° — its triadic colors are located at 84.2° and 324.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8e44f.

Complementary Color of #a8e44f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a8e44f — which has hue 84.2° — its complementary color is located at 264.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8e44f.

Split Complementary Colors of #a8e44f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a8e44f — which has hue 84.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 84.2° and 294.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8e44f.

Tetradic Colors of #a8e44f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a8e44f — which has hue 84.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 354.2°, 84.2°, 174.2°, and 264.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a8e44f.

Monochromatic Colors of #a8e44f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a8e44f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #73a529 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d5f8a0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a8e44f

We want to make getting started with #a8e44f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a8e44f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a8e44f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a8e44f with other HTML elements.

#a8e44f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a8e44f.
<span style="color: #a8e44f;">The color of this text is #a8e44f.</span>

#a8e44f Background Color

The background color for this text is #a8e44f.
<div style="background-color: #a8e44f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a8e44f.</div>

#a8e44f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a8e44f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a8e44f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a8e44f.</span>

#a8e44f Border Color

This is a div with border color #a8e44f.
<div style="border: #a8e44f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a8e44f.</div>

#a8e44f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a8e44f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a8e44f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a8e44f on a white background.</div></div>

#a8e44f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a8e44f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a8e44f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a8e44f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a8e44f to White

This is a gradient from #a8e44f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a8e44f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a8e44f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a8e44f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a8e44f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a8e44f to white.</div>

Gradient from #a8e44f to Black

This is a gradient from #a8e44f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a8e44f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a8e44f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a8e44f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a8e44f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a8e44f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a8e44f

In addition to using #a8e44f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a8e44f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a8e44f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 168, Green = 228, Blue = 79). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a8e44f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a8e44f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(168, 228, 79)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a8e44f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a8e44f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a8e44f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(168, 228, 79);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a8e44f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:168, green:228, blue:79, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:168 green:228 blue:79 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(168f, 228f, 79f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(168, 228, 79);
 

#a8e44f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a8e44f the same way. For those with color blindness, #a8e44f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a8e44f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a8e44f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a8e44f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a8e44f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a8e44f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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