Colour

#8AD032

#8AD032
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#8AD032 is a green with RGB values 138, 208, 50 and HSL 87°, 63%, 51%. 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

#8AD032#8AD032

HEX#8AD032

RGBrgb(138, 208, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8157, 0.1961

RGB percentages54.1%, 81.6%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(86.6, 62.7%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(86.6, 76%, 81.6%)

CMYK33.7%, 0%, 76%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,097,266

CSS custom property--colour: #8AD032;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#752FCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C007no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0BB42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8DC7B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.2 Limegreen · ΔE 22.8 Green yellow · ΔE 23.1 Light green · ΔE 31 Pale green · ΔE 31.3 Lawn green · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7832D0

Analogous#D0C732, #3BD032

Triadic#328AD0, #D0328A

Split complementary#323BD0, #C732D0

Tetradic#32D0C7, #7832D0, #D0323B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9F6D8

Lighter +30%#D1EDAE

Lighter +20%#B9E385

Lighter +10%#A2DA5B

Darker −10%#6FA827

Darker −20%#547F1D

Darker −30%#385514

Darker −40%#1D2C0A

More saturated +25%#8EF012

Less saturated −25%#86B152

Channel breakdown

R138

G208

B50

Red138 (54.1%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue86.58°

Saturation (HSL)62.7%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G D0 · B 32

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Colour values

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