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Recognised as Colour

#08C500

  • #08C500
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#08C500 is a green with RGB values 8, 197, 0 and HSL 118°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#08C500#08C500
HEX#08C500
RGBrgb(8, 197, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7725, 0
RGB percentages3.1%, 77.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(117.6, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.6, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK95.9%, 0%, 100%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer574,720
CSS custom property--colour: #08C500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#F73AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A52Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 8.5Lawn green · ΔE 25.6Chartreuse · ΔE 26.8Lime · ΔE 28.1Spring green · ΔE 29.4Green yellow · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD00C5
Analogous#6BC500, #00C55A
Triadic#0008C5, #C50008
Split complementary#5B00C5, #C5006A
Tetradic#006AC5, #BD00C5, #C55A00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#96FF92
Lighter +30%#65FF5F
Lighter +20%#35FF2C
Lighter +10%#0AF800
Darker −10%#069200
Darker −20%#045F00
Darker −30%#022C00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#08C500
Less saturated −25%#1FAC19

Channel breakdown

R8
G197
B0
Red8 (3.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue117.56°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G C5 · B 00

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