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Recognised as Colour

#8AFF2F

  • #8AFF2F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#8AFF2F is a green with RGB values 138, 255, 47 and HSL 94°, 100%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#8AFF2F#8AFF2F
HEX#8AFF2F
RGBrgb(138, 255, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 1, 0.1843
RGB percentages54.1%, 100%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(93.8, 100%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.8, 81.6%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 81.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,295
CSS custom property--colour: #8AFF2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.43:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#7500D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E049no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#86F5DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 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 text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 6.7Chartreuse · ΔE 7.3Green yellow · ΔE 11.6Lime · ΔE 22.7Limegreen · ΔE 25.8Yellow green · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A42FFF
Analogous#F2FF2F, #2FFF3C
Triadic#2F8AFF, #FF2F8A
Split complementary#3C2FFF, #FF2FF2
Tetradic#2FF2FF, #A42FFF, #FF3C2F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFFFB
Lighter +30%#E0FFC8
Lighter +20%#C3FF95
Lighter +10%#A7FF62
Darker −10%#6EFB00
Darker −20%#58C800
Darker −30%#419500
Darker −40%#2B6200
More saturated +25%#8AFF2F
Less saturated −25%#8DE549

Channel breakdown

R138
G255
B47
Red138 (54.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue93.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G FF · B 2F

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