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#8AA409 Noxious

#8AA409 is a medium, vivid green named Noxious. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 64.3% green and 3.5% blue (rgb(138, 164, 9)). Its HSL value is 70° hue, 90% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 36% black. #8AA409 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.39:1.

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Variations of #8AA409

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8AA409 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8AA409 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8AA409 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AC9A21
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AF9A00
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A69C00
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AC9A21
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A39D1A
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #939B8B
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8CA061
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #969C87

#8AA409 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#8AA409 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.39:1 Very good#8AA409 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8AA409 in CSS

/* Noxious */
.color { color: #8AA409; }
.background { background-color: #8AA409; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8AA409; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 164 9);
color: hsl(70 90% 34%);
color: oklch(0.675 0.159 120.4);

#8AA409 FAQ

What color is #8AA409?

#8AA409 is a medium, vivid green. Its closest named color is Noxious. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8AA409?

#8AA409 is rgb(138, 164, 9) in RGB, hsl(70, 90%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 0%, 95%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8AA409?

The complementary color of #8AA409 is #2309A4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8AA409?

Black text has the best contrast on #8AA409: 7.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8AA409 a warm or cool color?

#8AA409 is a cool color.