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Recognised as Colour

#8AD002

  • #8AD002
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8AD002 is a green with RGB values 138, 208, 2 and HSL 80°, 98%, 41%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8AD002#8AD002
HEX#8AD002
RGBrgb(138, 208, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8157, 0.0078
RGB percentages54.1%, 81.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(80.4, 98.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.4, 99%, 81.6%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 99%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,097,218
CSS custom property--colour: #8AD002;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#752FFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BB2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8EC6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.3Green yellow · ΔE 17.9Limegreen · ΔE 25Lawn green · ΔE 26.5Chartreuse · ΔE 27.4Yellow · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4802D0
Analogous#D0AF02, #23D002
Triadic#028AD0, #D0028A
Split complementary#0223D0, #AF02D0
Tetradic#02D0AF, #4802D0, #D00223

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEFEA0
Lighter +30%#CDFE6D
Lighter +20%#BBFD3B
Lighter +10%#AAFD08
Darker −10%#689D02
Darker −20%#476B01
Darker −30%#253801
Darker −40%#040600
More saturated +25%#8BD200
Less saturated −25%#82B61C

Channel breakdown

R138
G208
B2
Red138 (54.1%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue80.39°
Saturation (HSL)98.1%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G D0 · B 02

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