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Recognised as Colour

#8ABE38

  • #8ABE38
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8ABE38 is a green with RGB values 138, 190, 56 and HSL 83°, 54%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8ABE38#8ABE38
HEX#8ABE38
RGBrgb(138, 190, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7451, 0.2196
RGB percentages54.1%, 74.5%, 22%
HSLhsl(83.3, 54.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.3, 70.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK27.4%, 0%, 70.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,092,664
CSS custom property--colour: #8ABE38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#7541C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B122no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AD44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8EB6A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.3Olivedrab · ΔE 20.9Forest green · ΔE 27.9Light green · ΔE 28.4Limegreen · ΔE 30.2Green · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.31, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C38BE
Analogous#BEAF38, #47BE38
Triadic#388ABE, #BE388A
Split complementary#3847BE, #AF38BE
Tetradic#38BEAF, #6C38BE, #BE3847

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F1D1
Lighter +30%#CEE6A9
Lighter +20%#B8DA82
Lighter +10%#A1CF5A
Darker −10%#6D972C
Darker −20%#516F21
Darker −30%#344815
Darker −40%#18200A
More saturated +25%#91DD19
Less saturated −25%#839F57

Channel breakdown

R138
G190
B56
Red138 (54.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue83.28°
Saturation (HSL)54.47%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G BE · B 38

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