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Recognised as Colour

#8AD879

  • #8AD879
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8AD879 is a green with RGB values 138, 216, 121 and HSL 109°, 55%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8AD879#8AD879
HEX#8AD879
RGBrgb(138, 216, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8471, 0.4745
RGB percentages54.1%, 84.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(109.3, 54.9%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.3, 44%, 84.7%)
CMYK36.1%, 0%, 44%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,099,385
CSS custom property--colour: #8AD879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#752786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDCA72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C27Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#84D2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 8.6Pale green · ΔE 12.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.7Yellow green · ΔE 27.7Dark seagreen · ΔE 29Olivedrab · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C779D8
Analogous#B9D879, #79D898
Triadic#798AD8, #D8798A
Split complementary#9879D8, #D879B9
Tetradic#79B9D8, #C779D8, #D89879

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1FAF0
Lighter +20%#CFEFC8
Lighter +10%#ACE3A1
Darker −10%#68CD51
Darker −20%#4CB635
Darker −30%#3C8F29
Darker −40%#2B671E
More saturated +25%#7CEE63
Less saturated −25%#98C28F

Channel breakdown

R138
G216
B121
Red138 (54.1%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue109.26°
Saturation (HSL)54.91%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G D8 · B 79

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