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Recognised as Colour

#8AF258

  • #8AF258
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#8AF258 is a green with RGB values 138, 242, 88 and HSL 101°, 86%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#8AF258#8AF258
HEX#8AF258
RGBrgb(138, 242, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.949, 0.3451
RGB percentages54.1%, 94.9%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(100.5, 85.6%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.5, 63.6%, 94.9%)
CMYK43%, 0%, 63.6%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,106,008
CSS custom property--colour: #8AF258;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#750DA7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FADF45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD665no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#85EAD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 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 text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 17.9Green yellow · ΔE 20Yellow green · ΔE 21.4Lawn green · ΔE 25Chartreuse · ΔE 25.9Pale green · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C058F2
Analogous#D7F258, #58F273
Triadic#588AF2, #F2588A
Split complementary#7358F2, #F258D7
Tetradic#58D7F2, #C058F2, #F27358

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDFDE6
Lighter +20%#CCF9B7
Lighter +10%#ABF687
Darker −10%#69EE29
Darker −20%#50D410
Darker −30%#3EA40D
Darker −40%#2C7509
More saturated +25%#85FF4B
Less saturated −25%#92DB6E

Channel breakdown

R138
G242
B88
Red138 (54.1%)
Green242 (94.9%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue100.52°
Saturation (HSL)85.56%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G F2 · B 58

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