Colour

#8AE12F

#8AE12F
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#8AE12F is a green with RGB values 138, 225, 47 and HSL 89°, 75%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8AE12F#8AE12F

HEX#8AE12F

RGBrgb(138, 225, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8824, 0.1843

RGB percentages54.1%, 88.2%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(89.3, 74.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(89.3, 79.1%, 88.2%)

CMYK38.7%, 0%, 79.1%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,101,615

CSS custom property--colour: #8AE12F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.89:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#751ED0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFC843no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8BD8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 14.5 Yellow green · ΔE 16.1 Limegreen · ΔE 20.2 Lawn green · ΔE 21.6 Chartreuse · ΔE 22.6 Pale green · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#862FE1

Analogous#E1DF2F, #31E12F

Triadic#2F8AE1, #E12F8A

Split complementary#2F31E1, #DF2FE1

Tetradic#2FE1DF, #862FE1, #E12F31

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEFBE1

Lighter +30%#D5F4B5

Lighter +20%#BCEE88

Lighter +10%#A3E75C

Darker −10%#70C11C

Darker −20%#569515

Darker −30%#3C680F

Darker −40%#233B09

More saturated +25%#8BFF11

Less saturated −25%#89C34D

Channel breakdown

R138

G225

B47

Red138 (54.1%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue89.33°

Saturation (HSL)74.79%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G E1 · B 2F

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Colour values

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