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Colour

#8ABA00

  • #8ABA00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8ABA00 is a green with RGB values 138, 186, 0 and HSL 75°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8ABA00#8ABA00
HEX#8ABA00
RGBrgb(138, 186, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7294, 0
RGB percentages54.1%, 72.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(75.5, 100%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.5, 100%, 72.9%)
CMYK25.8%, 0%, 100%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,091,584
CSS custom property--colour: #8ABA00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#7545FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#91B19Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.8Olivedrab · ΔE 27.2Green yellow · ΔE 29.2Limegreen · ΔE 31.4Olive · ΔE 33.2Forest green · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3000BA
Analogous#BA8D00, #2DBA00
Triadic#008ABA, #BA008A
Split complementary#002DBA, #8D00BA
Tetradic#00BA8D, #3000BA, #BA002D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0FF87
Lighter +30%#D3FF54
Lighter +20%#C6FF21
Lighter +10%#B0ED00
Darker −10%#648700
Darker −20%#3E5400
Darker −30%#182100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8ABA00
Less saturated −25%#7FA317

Channel breakdown

R138
G186
B0
Red138 (54.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue75.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G BA · B 00

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