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Recognised as Colour

#08C900

  • #08C900
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#08C900 is a green with RGB values 8, 201, 0 and HSL 118°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#08C900#08C900
HEX#08C900
RGBrgb(8, 201, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.7882, 0
RGB percentages3.1%, 78.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(117.6, 100%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.6, 100%, 78.8%)
CMYK96%, 0%, 100%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer575,744
CSS custom property--colour: #08C900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#F736FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA82Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 9.5Lawn green · ΔE 24.1Chartreuse · ΔE 25.3Lime · ΔE 26.1Spring green · ΔE 29.1Green yellow · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C100C9
Analogous#6CC900, #00C95D
Triadic#0008C9, #C90008
Split complementary#5D00C9, #C9006C
Tetradic#006CC9, #C100C9, #C95D00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9AFF96
Lighter +30%#69FF63
Lighter +20%#38FF30
Lighter +10%#0AFC00
Darker −10%#069600
Darker −20%#046300
Darker −30%#023000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#08C900
Less saturated −25%#1FB019

Channel breakdown

R8
G201
B0
Red8 (3.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue117.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G C9 · B 00

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