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Recognised as Colour

#08E50B

  • #08E50B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lime

#08E50B is a green with RGB values 8, 229, 11 and HSL 121°, 93%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lime.

Colour values

#08E50B#08E50B
HEX#08E50B
RGBrgb(8, 229, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.898, 0.0431
RGB percentages3.1%, 89.8%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(120.8, 93.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120.8, 96.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK96.5%, 0%, 95.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer582,923
CSS custom property--colour: #08E50B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#F71AF4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EACE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C036no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00DEC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lime · ΔE 13.1Lawn green · ΔE 17.1Chartreuse · ΔE 18Limegreen · ΔE 19.9Green yellow · ΔE 29.9Spring green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourLime (#00FF00)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E508E2
Analogous#73E508, #08E57A
Triadic#0B08E5, #E50B08
Split complementary#7908E5, #E50874
Tetradic#0873E5, #E508E2, #E57A08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCFDBD
Lighter +30%#8BFB8D
Lighter +20%#5AF95C
Lighter +10%#28F82B
Darker −10%#06B409
Darker −20%#058206
Darker −30%#035104
Darker −40%#012002
More saturated +25%#00ED03
Less saturated −25%#26C728

Channel breakdown

R8
G229
B11
Red8 (3.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue120.81°
Saturation (HSL)93.25%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 08 · G E5 · B 0B

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