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Recognised as Colour

#08E400

  • #08E400
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#08E400 is a green with RGB values 8, 228, 0 and HSL 118°, 100%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lime.

Colour values

#08E400#08E400
HEX#08E400
RGBrgb(8, 228, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.8941, 0
RGB percentages3.1%, 89.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(117.9, 100%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.9, 100%, 89.4%)
CMYK96.5%, 0%, 100%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer582,656
CSS custom property--colour: #08E400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#F71BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9CD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BF33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00DDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 13Lawn green · ΔE 16.9Chartreuse · ΔE 17.8Limegreen · ΔE 20.3Green yellow · ΔE 29.8Spring green · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC00E4
Analogous#7AE400, #00E46A
Triadic#0008E4, #E40008
Split complementary#6A00E4, #E4007A
Tetradic#007AE4, #DC00E4, #E46A00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4FFB1
Lighter +30%#83FF7E
Lighter +20%#51FF4B
Lighter +10%#20FF18
Darker −10%#06B100
Darker −20%#047E00
Darker −30%#034B00
Darker −40%#011800
More saturated +25%#08E400
Less saturated −25%#23C81C

Channel breakdown

R8
G228
B0
Red8 (3.1%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue117.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G E4 · B 00

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