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Recognised as Colour

#08C506

  • #08C506
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#08C506 is a green with RGB values 8, 197, 6 and HSL 119°, 94%, 40%. 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

#08C506#08C506
HEX#08C506
RGBrgb(8, 197, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7725, 0.0235
RGB percentages3.1%, 77.3%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(119.4, 94.1%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(119.4, 97%, 77.3%)
CMYK95.9%, 0%, 97%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer574,726
CSS custom property--colour: #08C506;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39997WCAG 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#F73AF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAB100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A52Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 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 7.9Lawn green · ΔE 26Chartreuse · ΔE 27.3Lime · ΔE 28.5Spring green · ΔE 28.9Green yellow · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C306C5
Analogous#67C506, #06C564
Triadic#0608C5, #C50608
Split complementary#6406C5, #C50667
Tetradic#0667C5, #C306C5, #C56406

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CFC9B
Lighter +30%#6BFA6A
Lighter +20%#3AF938
Lighter +10%#0AF608
Darker −10%#069404
Darker −20%#046203
Darker −30%#023101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#02CB00
Less saturated −25%#21AC1F

Channel breakdown

R8
G197
B6
Red8 (3.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue119.37°
Saturation (HSL)94.09%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G C5 · B 06

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