Colour

#8ADD06

#8ADD06
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#8ADD06 is a green with RGB values 138, 221, 6 and HSL 83°, 95%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

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HEX#8ADD06

RGBrgb(138, 221, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8667, 0.0235

RGB percentages54.1%, 86.7%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(83.2, 94.7%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(83.2, 97.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK37.6%, 0%, 97.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,100,550

CSS custom property--colour: #8ADD06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#7522F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC530no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8CD3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.4 Yellow green · ΔE 18.3 Lawn green · ΔE 19.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 20.4 Limegreen · ΔE 23.7 Lime · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5906DD

Analogous#DDC506, #1EDD06

Triadic#068ADD, #DD068A

Split complementary#061FDD, #C406DD

Tetradic#06DDC4, #5906DD, #DD061F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0FDB2

Lighter +30%#CCFC80

Lighter +20%#B8FA4F

Lighter +10%#A4F91D

Darker −10%#6BAB05

Darker −20%#4C7A03

Darker −30%#2D4802

Darker −40%#0E1601

More saturated +25%#8BE300

Less saturated −25%#84C122

Channel breakdown

R138

G221

Red138 (54.1%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue83.16°

Saturation (HSL)94.71%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G DD · B 06

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