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Recognised as Colour

#8AD222

  • #8AD222
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8AD222 is a green with RGB values 138, 210, 34 and HSL 85°, 72%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8AD222#8AD222
HEX#8AD222
RGBrgb(138, 210, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8235, 0.1333
RGB percentages54.1%, 82.4%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(84.5, 72.1%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.5, 83.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK34.3%, 0%, 83.8%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,097,762
CSS custom property--colour: #8AD222;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#752DDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BC38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC9B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.9Green yellow · ΔE 19.2Limegreen · ΔE 23Lawn green · ΔE 27.9Chartreuse · ΔE 28.9Pale green · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A22D2
Analogous#D2C222, #32D222
Triadic#228AD2, #D2228A
Split complementary#2232D2, #C222D2
Tetradic#22D2C2, #6A22D2, #D22232

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F6CA
Lighter +30%#CEEF9E
Lighter +20%#B8E872
Lighter +10%#A2E146
Darker −10%#6DA61B
Darker −20%#507A14
Darker −30%#334E0D
Darker −40%#172206
More saturated +25%#90F004
Less saturated −25%#84B341

Channel breakdown

R138
G210
B34
Red138 (54.1%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue84.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G D2 · B 22

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