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Recognised as Colour

#8AFF06

  • #8AFF06
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Chartreuse

#8AFF06 is a green with RGB values 138, 255, 6 and HSL 88°, 100%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chartreuse.

Colour values

#8AFF06#8AFF06
HEX#8AFF06
RGBrgb(138, 255, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 1, 0.0235
RGB percentages54.1%, 100%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(88.2, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.2, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 97.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,254
CSS custom property--colour: #8AFF06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.39:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#7500F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE03Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Tritanopia#87F5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chartreuse · ΔE 3.3Lawn green · ΔE 3.5Green yellow · ΔE 13.1Lime · ΔE 21.7Limegreen · ΔE 30.2Yellow green · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourChartreuse (#7FFF00)ΔE 3.28, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B06FF
Analogous#FFF706, #0EFF06
Triadic#068AFF, #FF068A
Split complementary#060EFF, #F706FF
Tetradic#06FFF7, #7B06FF, #FF060E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAFFD2
Lighter +30%#D2FF9F
Lighter +20%#BAFF6C
Lighter +10%#A2FF39
Darker −10%#6FD200
Darker −20%#549F00
Darker −30%#396C00
Darker −40%#1E3900
More saturated +25%#8AFF06
Less saturated −25%#88E025

Channel breakdown

R138
G255
B6
Red138 (54.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue88.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G FF · B 06

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