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Recognised as Colour

#8AE57F

  • #8AE57F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8AE57F is a green with RGB values 138, 229, 127 and HSL 114°, 66%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8AE57F#8AE57F
HEX#8AE57F
RGBrgb(138, 229, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.898, 0.498
RGB percentages54.1%, 89.8%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(113.5, 66.2%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.5, 44.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK39.7%, 0%, 44.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,102,719
CSS custom property--colour: #8AE57F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.59:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#751A80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD577no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCCD85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#81DFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 5.4Pale green · ΔE 8Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.9Medium spring green · ΔE 25.8Yellow green · ΔE 27.6Limegreen · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA7FE5
Analogous#BDE57F, #7FE5A7
Triadic#7F8AE5, #E57F8A
Split complementary#A77FE5, #E57FBD
Tetradic#7FBDE5, #DA7FE5, #E5A77F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFFFE
Lighter +20%#D7F6D4
Lighter +10%#B1EEA9
Darker −10%#63DC55
Darker −20%#3DD32B
Darker −30%#31A922
Darker −40%#257E1A
More saturated +25%#7BF86C
Less saturated −25%#99D292

Channel breakdown

R138
G229
B127
Red138 (54.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue113.53°
Saturation (HSL)66.23%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G E5 · B 7F

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