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Recognised as Colour

#8AEB99

  • #8AEB99
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8AEB99 is a green with RGB values 138, 235, 153 and HSL 129°, 71%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8AEB99#8AEB99
HEX#8AEB99
RGBrgb(138, 235, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9216, 0.6
RGB percentages54.1%, 92.2%, 60%
HSLhsl(129.3, 70.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.3, 41.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 0%, 34.9%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,104,281
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEB99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#751466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDDC94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFD29Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7BE7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 6Pale green · ΔE 9.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.6Aquamarine · ΔE 22.3Medium spring green · ΔE 25.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 6.03, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB8ADC
Analogous#ACEB8A, #8AEBC9
Triadic#998AEB, #EB998A
Split complementary#C98AEB, #EB8AAC
Tetradic#8AABEB, #EB8ADC, #EBC98A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1FAE5
Lighter +10%#B6F2BF
Darker −10%#5EE473
Darker −20%#33DC4D
Darker −30%#20BC38
Darker −40%#19902B
More saturated +25%#79FC8D
Less saturated −25%#9BDAA5

Channel breakdown

R138
G235
B153
Red138 (54.1%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue129.28°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EB · B 99

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