Colour

#08C427

#08C427
Green
Dark
Nearest: Limegreen

#08C427 is a green with RGB values 8, 196, 39 and HSL 130°, 92%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#08C427

RGBrgb(8, 196, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7686, 0.1529

RGB percentages3.1%, 76.9%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(129.9, 92.2%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(129.9, 95.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK95.9%, 0%, 80.1%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer574,503

CSS custom property--colour: #08C427;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#F73BD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A43Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00BEA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 3.9 Spring green · ΔE 25.3 Lawn green · ΔE 30.7 Green · ΔE 31 Forest green · ΔE 31.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 3.85, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C408A5

Analogous#47C408, #08C485

Triadic#2708C4, #C42708

Split complementary#8508C4, #C40847

Tetradic#0847C4, #C408A5, #C48508

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#9DFBAC

Lighter +30%#6CF983

Lighter +20%#3BF75A

Lighter +10%#0AF531

Darker −10%#06931D

Darker −20%#046213

Darker −30%#02310A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00CC22

Less saturated −25%#22AB38

Channel breakdown

G196

B39

Red8 (3.1%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue129.89°

Saturation (HSL)92.16%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 08 · G C4 · B 27

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