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Recognised as Colour

#08C759

  • #08C759
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#08C759 is a green with RGB values 8, 199, 89 and HSL 145°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#08C759#08C759
HEX#08C759
RGBrgb(8, 199, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7804, 0.349
RGB percentages3.1%, 78%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(145.4, 92.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.4, 96%, 78%)
CMYK96%, 0%, 55.3%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer575,321
CSS custom property--colour: #08C759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#F738A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B54Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A862no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 18.6Medium spring green · ΔE 20.7Spring green · ΔE 21.9Light green · ΔE 25.2Forest green · ΔE 25.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C70876
Analogous#16C708, #08C7B9
Triadic#5908C7, #C75908
Split complementary#B908C7, #C70816
Tetradic#0816C7, #C70876, #C7B908

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A0FBC7
Lighter +30%#6FF9A9
Lighter +20%#3EF78C
Lighter +10%#0DF56F
Darker −10%#069643
Darker −20%#04652D
Darker −30%#023417
Darker −40%#000301
More saturated +25%#00CF58
Less saturated −25%#22AD5D

Channel breakdown

R8
G199
B89
Red8 (3.1%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue145.45°
Saturation (HSL)92.27%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G C7 · B 59

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