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Recognised as Colour

#8ADD8F

  • #8ADD8F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8ADD8F is a green with RGB values 138, 221, 143 and HSL 124°, 55%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8ADD8F#8ADD8F
HEX#8ADD8F
RGBrgb(138, 221, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8667, 0.5608
RGB percentages54.1%, 86.7%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(123.6, 55%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(123.6, 37.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK37.6%, 0%, 35.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,100,687
CSS custom property--colour: #8ADD8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#752270

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0CF8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3C794no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#80D9C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.9Pale green · ΔE 14.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.1Aquamarine · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD8AD8
Analogous#AEDD8A, #8ADDB9
Triadic#8F8ADD, #DD8F8A
Split complementary#B98ADD, #DD8AAE
Tetradic#8AAEDD, #DD8AD8, #DDB98A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F4DB
Lighter +10%#B2E8B5
Darker −10%#62D269
Darker −20%#3BC643
Darker −30%#2EA035
Darker −40%#237828
More saturated +25%#77F07E
Less saturated −25%#9DCAA0

Channel breakdown

R138
G221
B143
Red138 (54.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue123.61°
Saturation (HSL)54.97%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G DD · B 8F

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