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Recognised as Colour

#8ADD56

  • #8ADD56
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8ADD56 is a green with RGB values 138, 221, 86 and HSL 97°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8ADD56#8ADD56
HEX#8ADD56
RGBrgb(138, 221, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8667, 0.3373
RGB percentages54.1%, 86.7%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(96.9, 66.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.9, 61.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK37.6%, 0%, 61.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,100,630
CSS custom property--colour: #8ADD56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#7522A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CC46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C660no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Tritanopia#88D5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.6Light green · ΔE 20.9Pale green · ΔE 21Limegreen · ΔE 21.2Green yellow · ΔE 27.8Spring green · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A956DD
Analogous#CEDD56, #56DD66
Triadic#568ADD, #DD568A
Split complementary#6656DD, #DD56CD
Tetradic#56CEDD, #A956DD, #DD6656

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2F7D5
Lighter +20%#C5EEAB
Lighter +10%#A7E680
Darker −10%#6DD42C
Darker −20%#57AB22
Darker −30%#41801A
Darker −40%#2C5611
More saturated +25%#84F63D
Less saturated −25%#90C46F

Channel breakdown

R138
G221
B86
Red138 (54.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue96.89°
Saturation (HSL)66.5%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G DD · B 56

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