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Recognised as Colour

#8ACB21

  • #8ACB21
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8ACB21 is a green with RGB values 138, 203, 33 and HSL 83°, 72%, 46%. 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

#8ACB21#8ACB21
HEX#8ACB21
RGBrgb(138, 203, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7961, 0.1294
RGB percentages54.1%, 79.6%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(82.9, 72%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.9, 83.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK32%, 0%, 83.7%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,095,969
CSS custom property--colour: #8ACB21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#7534DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB736no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8EC2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6.8Green yellow · ΔE 22.7Limegreen · ΔE 24.8Lawn green · ΔE 31.7Olivedrab · ΔE 32.4Chartreuse · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6221CB
Analogous#CBB721, #35CB21
Triadic#218ACB, #CB218A
Split complementary#2135CB, #B721CB
Tetradic#21CBB7, #6221CB, #CB2135

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F5C3
Lighter +30%#CDEE97
Lighter +20%#B8E76B
Lighter +10%#A2E03F
Darker −10%#6C9F1A
Darker −20%#4E7313
Darker −30%#31470C
Darker −40%#131C04
More saturated +25%#91E804
Less saturated −25%#83AE3E

Channel breakdown

R138
G203
B33
Red138 (54.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue82.94°
Saturation (HSL)72.03%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G CB · B 21

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