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Colour

#8AEF9C

  • #8AEF9C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8AEF9C is a green with RGB values 138, 239, 156 and HSL 131°, 76%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8AEF9C#8AEF9C
HEX#8AEF9C
RGBrgb(138, 239, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9373, 0.6118
RGB percentages54.1%, 93.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(130.7, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.7, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK42.3%, 0%, 34.7%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,105,308
CSS custom property--colour: #8AEF9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#751063

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DF96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2D5A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7AEBDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 5.8Pale green · ΔE 8.5Aquamarine · ΔE 22.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.6Medium spring green · ΔE 24.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 5.79, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF8ADD
Analogous#AAEF8A, #8AEFCF
Triadic#9C8AEF, #EF9C8A
Split complementary#CF8AEF, #EF8AAA
Tetradic#8AAAEF, #EF8ADD, #EFCF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4FBE8
Lighter +10%#B7F5C2
Darker −10%#5DE976
Darker −20%#30E350
Darker −30%#1BC539
Darker −40%#15982C
More saturated +25%#7AFF92
Less saturated −25%#9BDEA7

Channel breakdown

R138
G239
B156
Red138 (54.1%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue130.69°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G EF · B 9C

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