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Recognised as Colour

#08B040

  • #08B040
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Forest green

#08B040 is a green with RGB values 8, 176, 64 and HSL 140°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.

Colour values

#08B040#08B040
HEX#08B040
RGBrgb(8, 176, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6902, 0.251
RGB percentages3.1%, 69%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(140, 91.3%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 95.5%, 69%)
CMYK95.5%, 0%, 63.6%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer569,408
CSS custom property--colour: #08B040;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#F74FBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B29F33no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2944Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AC98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Forest green · ΔE 16.7Green · ΔE 19.5Limegreen · ΔE 19.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 25Light green · ΔE 29.1Medium spring green · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourForest green (#228B22)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B00878
Analogous#24B008, #08B094
Triadic#4008B0, #B04008
Split complementary#9408B0, #B00824
Tetradic#0824B0, #B00878, #B09408

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8AFAAF
Lighter +30%#5AF78E
Lighter +20%#29F56D
Lighter +10%#0AE152
Darker −10%#067F2E
Darker −20%#044E1D
Darker −30%#011E0B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00B83D
Less saturated −25%#1F9948

Channel breakdown

R8
G176
B64
Red8 (3.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G B0 · B 40

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