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Recognised as Colour

#8AE16A

  • #8AE16A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8AE16A is a green with RGB values 138, 225, 106 and HSL 104°, 66%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8AE16A#8AE16A
HEX#8AE16A
RGBrgb(138, 225, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8824, 0.4157
RGB percentages54.1%, 88.2%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(103.9, 66.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.9, 52.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK38.7%, 0%, 52.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,101,674
CSS custom property--colour: #8AE16A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60294WCAG 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 13.06:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#751E95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7D15Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC972no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#85DAC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.5Pale green · ΔE 14.1Yellow green · ΔE 20.3Limegreen · ΔE 24.6Medium spring green · ΔE 29.2Spring green · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C16AE1
Analogous#C6E16A, #6AE186
Triadic#6A8AE1, #E16A8A
Split complementary#866AE1, #E16AC5
Tetradic#6AC5E1, #C16AE1, #E1866A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFBE9
Lighter +20%#CDF2BF
Lighter +10%#ABEA94
Darker −10%#69D840
Darker −20%#4FBF26
Darker −30%#3E941E
Darker −40%#2C6A15
More saturated +25%#80F754
Less saturated −25%#94CB80

Channel breakdown

R138
G225
B106
Red138 (54.1%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue103.87°
Saturation (HSL)66.48%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G E1 · B 6A

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