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Recognised as Colour

#08BC00

  • #08BC00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#08BC00 is a green with RGB values 8, 188, 0 and HSL 117°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#08BC00#08BC00
HEX#08BC00
RGBrgb(8, 188, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7373, 0
RGB percentages3.1%, 73.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(117.4, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.4, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK95.7%, 0%, 100%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer572,416
CSS custom property--colour: #08BC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#F743FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09D28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B69Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 7.8Lawn green · ΔE 29.2Spring green · ΔE 30.4Chartreuse · ΔE 30.5Green · ΔE 30.8Yellow green · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B400BC
Analogous#66BC00, #00BC56
Triadic#0008BC, #BC0008
Split complementary#5600BC, #BC0066
Tetradic#0066BC, #B400BC, #BC5600

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EFF89
Lighter +30%#5DFF56
Lighter +20%#2CFF23
Lighter +10%#0AEF00
Darker −10%#068900
Darker −20%#045600
Darker −30%#012300
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#08BC00
Less saturated −25%#1EA518

Channel breakdown

R8
G188
B0
Red8 (3.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue117.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G BC · B 00

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