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Recognised as Colour

#86CB2A

  • #86CB2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#86CB2A is a green with RGB values 134, 203, 42 and HSL 86°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#86CB2A#86CB2A
HEX#86CB2A
RGBrgb(134, 203, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7961, 0.1647
RGB percentages52.5%, 79.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(85.7, 65.7%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 79.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK34%, 0%, 79.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,833,834
CSS custom property--colour: #86CB2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#7934D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB63Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#89C2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.2Limegreen · ΔE 23Green yellow · ΔE 23.9Olivedrab · ΔE 31.4Light green · ΔE 32.3Lawn green · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F2ACB
Analogous#CBC02A, #35CB2A
Triadic#2A86CB, #CB2A86
Split complementary#2A35CB, #C02ACB
Tetradic#2ACBC0, #6F2ACB, #CB2A35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F5CC
Lighter +30%#CCECA2
Lighter +20%#B5E378
Lighter +10%#9EDA4E
Darker −10%#6AA121
Darker −20%#4E7619
Darker −30%#324C10
Darker −40%#162207
More saturated +25%#8AEA0B
Less saturated −25%#82AC49

Channel breakdown

R134
G203
B42
Red134 (52.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue85.71°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G CB · B 2A

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