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Recognised as Colour

#8AEC3C

  • #8AEC3C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8AEC3C is a green with RGB values 138, 236, 60 and HSL 93°, 82%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8AEC3C#8AEC3C
HEX#8AEC3C
RGBrgb(138, 236, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9255, 0.2353
RGB percentages54.1%, 92.5%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(93.4, 82.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.4, 74.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK41.5%, 0%, 74.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,104,444
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEC3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.14:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#7513C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5D912no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D14Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Tritanopia#88E3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 13.4Lawn green · ΔE 18.7Limegreen · ΔE 19.1Chartreuse · ΔE 19.6Yellow green · ΔE 20.4Spring green · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E3CEC
Analogous#E2EC3C, #3CEC46
Triadic#3C8AEC, #EC3C8A
Split complementary#463CEC, #EC3CE2
Tetradic#3CE2EC, #9E3CEC, #EC463C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFEF6
Lighter +30%#DEFAC7
Lighter +20%#C2F599
Lighter +10%#A6F16A
Darker −10%#6FDF16
Darker −20%#58B111
Darker −30%#41820D
Darker −40%#2A5408
More saturated +25%#88FF29
Less saturated −25%#8DD157

Channel breakdown

R138
G236
B60
Red138 (54.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue93.41°
Saturation (HSL)82.24%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EC · B 3C

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