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Recognised as Colour

#8AEF45

  • #8AEF45
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8AEF45 is a green with RGB values 138, 239, 69 and HSL 96°, 84%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8AEF45#8AEF45
HEX#8AEF45
RGBrgb(138, 239, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9373, 0.2706
RGB percentages54.1%, 93.7%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(95.6, 84.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.6, 71.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK42.3%, 0%, 71.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,105,221
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEF45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.51:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#7510BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8DC27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD355no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Tritanopia#87E6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 14.9Limegreen · ΔE 18.5Lawn green · ΔE 19.7Chartreuse · ΔE 20.7Yellow green · ΔE 21Spring green · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 14.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA45EF
Analogous#DFEF45, #45EF55
Triadic#458AEF, #EF458A
Split complementary#5545EF, #EF45DF
Tetradic#45DFEF, #AA45EF, #EF5545

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3FBD2
Lighter +20%#C5F7A3
Lighter +10%#A8F374
Darker −10%#6CEB16
Darker −20%#57BE10
Darker −30%#418F0C
Darker −40%#2C6008
More saturated +25%#87FF35
Less saturated −25%#8FD65E

Channel breakdown

R138
G239
B69
Red138 (54.1%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue95.65°
Saturation (HSL)84.16%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EF · B 45

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