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Recognised as Colour

#8ADF1C

  • #8ADF1C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8ADF1C is a green with RGB values 138, 223, 28 and HSL 86°, 78%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8ADF1C#8ADF1C
HEX#8ADF1C
RGBrgb(138, 223, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8745, 0.1098
RGB percentages54.1%, 87.5%, 11%
HSLhsl(86.2, 77.7%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.2, 87.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK38.1%, 0%, 87.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,101,084
CSS custom property--colour: #8ADF1C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#7520E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9CD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC738no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8CD5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.7Yellow green · ΔE 17.5Lawn green · ΔE 19.8Chartreuse · ΔE 20.8Limegreen · ΔE 22.2Lime · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#711CDF
Analogous#DFD31C, #28DF1C
Triadic#1C8ADF, #DF1C8A
Split complementary#1C28DF, #D31CDF
Tetradic#1CDFD3, #711CDF, #DF1C28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F9CE
Lighter +30%#CFF3A1
Lighter +20%#B8ED74
Lighter +10%#A1E846
Darker −10%#6EB216
Darker −20%#528411
Darker −30%#36570B
Darker −40%#1A2A05
More saturated +25%#8EFB00
Less saturated −25%#86C03B

Channel breakdown

R138
G223
B28
Red138 (54.1%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue86.15°
Saturation (HSL)77.69%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G DF · B 1C

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