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Recognised as Colour

#8AEF11

  • #8AEF11
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8AEF11 is a green with RGB values 138, 239, 17 and HSL 87°, 87%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8AEF11#8AEF11
HEX#8AEF11
RGBrgb(138, 239, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9373, 0.0667
RGB percentages54.1%, 93.7%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(87.3, 87.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.3, 92.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK42.3%, 0%, 92.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,105,169
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEF11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#7510EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9DB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD338no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#89E5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 9Lawn green · ΔE 10.4Chartreuse · ΔE 11.3Limegreen · ΔE 25Yellow green · ΔE 26.9Lime · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7611EF
Analogous#EFE511, #1BEF11
Triadic#118AEF, #EF118A
Split complementary#111BEF, #E511EF
Tetradic#11EFE5, #7611EF, #EF111B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8FCD0
Lighter +30%#D0F9A0
Lighter +20%#B9F571
Lighter +10%#A1F241
Darker −10%#6FC00D
Darker −20%#53900A
Darker −30%#386106
Darker −40%#1C3103
More saturated +25%#8BFF01
Less saturated −25%#87CF31

Channel breakdown

R138
G239
B17
Red138 (54.1%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue87.3°
Saturation (HSL)87.4%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EF · B 11

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