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Recognised as Colour

#8AF556

  • #8AF556
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Limegreen

#8AF556 is a green with RGB values 138, 245, 86 and HSL 100°, 89%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Limegreen.

Colour values

#8AF556#8AF556
HEX#8AF556
RGBrgb(138, 245, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.9608, 0.3373
RGB percentages54.1%, 96.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(100.4, 88.8%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.4, 64.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK43.7%, 0%, 64.9%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,106,774
CSS custom property--colour: #8AF556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.28:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#750AA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE141no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EED864no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Tritanopia#84EDD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Limegreen · ΔE 18.1Green yellow · ΔE 18.5Yellow green · ΔE 22.7Lawn green · ΔE 22.7Chartreuse · ΔE 23.7Spring green · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourLimegreen (#32CD32)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C156F5
Analogous#D9F556, #56F572
Triadic#568AF5, #F5568A
Split complementary#7256F5, #F556DA
Tetradic#56DAF5, #C156F5, #F57256

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFEE6
Lighter +20%#CDFBB6
Lighter +10%#ABF886
Darker −10%#69F226
Darker −20%#4FD80D
Darker −30%#3EA80A
Darker −40%#2C7807
More saturated +25%#87FF4C
Less saturated −25%#92DF6C

Channel breakdown

R138
G245
B86
Red138 (54.1%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue100.38°
Saturation (HSL)88.83%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G F5 · B 56

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