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Recognised as Colour

#8AE320

  • #8AE320
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8AE320 is a green with RGB values 138, 227, 32 and HSL 87°, 78%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8AE320#8AE320
HEX#8AE320
RGBrgb(138, 227, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.8902, 0.1255
RGB percentages54.1%, 89%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(87.4, 77.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.4, 85.9%, 89%)
CMYK39.2%, 0%, 85.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,102,112
CSS custom property--colour: #8AE320;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#751CDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CA3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8BD9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 11.6Lawn green · ΔE 18.1Chartreuse · ΔE 19.1Yellow green · ΔE 19.1Limegreen · ΔE 21.9Lime · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7920E3
Analogous#E3DA20, #29E320
Triadic#208AE3, #E3208A
Split complementary#2029E3, #DA20E3
Tetradic#20E3DA, #7920E3, #E32029

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9FAD5
Lighter +30%#D1F4A8
Lighter +20%#BAEE7B
Lighter +10%#A2E94D
Darker −10%#6FB917
Darker −20%#548B12
Darker −30%#395E0C
Darker −40%#1D3106
More saturated +25%#8CFF04
Less saturated −25%#87C43F

Channel breakdown

R138
G227
B32
Red138 (54.1%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue87.38°
Saturation (HSL)77.69%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G E3 · B 20

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