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Colour

#8ACC00

  • #8ACC00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8ACC00 is a green with RGB values 138, 204, 0 and HSL 79°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8ACC00#8ACC00
HEX#8ACC00
RGBrgb(138, 204, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8, 0
RGB percentages54.1%, 80%, 0%
HSLhsl(79.4, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.4, 100%, 80%)
CMYK32.4%, 0%, 100%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,096,192
CSS custom property--colour: #8ACC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#7533FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDB82Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8FC2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.7Green yellow · ΔE 19.8Limegreen · ΔE 25.9Lawn green · ΔE 28.6Chartreuse · ΔE 29.6Olivedrab · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4200CC
Analogous#CCA800, #24CC00
Triadic#008ACC, #CC008A
Split complementary#0024CC, #A800CC
Tetradic#00CCA8, #4200CC, #CC0024

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEFF99
Lighter +30%#CDFF66
Lighter +20%#BDFF33
Lighter +10%#ACFF00
Darker −10%#679900
Darker −20%#456600
Darker −30%#223300
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8ACC00
Less saturated −25%#81B319

Channel breakdown

R138
G204
B0
Red138 (54.1%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue79.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G CC · B 00

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