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Colour

#8AFF42

  • #8AFF42
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#8AFF42 is a green with RGB values 138, 255, 66 and HSL 97°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#8AFF42#8AFF42
HEX#8AFF42
RGBrgb(138, 255, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 1, 0.2588
RGB percentages54.1%, 100%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(97.1, 100%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.1, 74.1%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 74.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,314
CSS custom property--colour: #8AFF42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.46:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#7500BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEA16no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8E056no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#84F6DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 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 text16.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 11.6Chartreuse · ΔE 12.3Green yellow · ΔE 12.8Limegreen · ΔE 22.6Lime · ΔE 25Yellow green · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B742FF
Analogous#E9FF42, #42FF58
Triadic#428AFF, #FF428A
Split complementary#5842FF, #FF42E9
Tetradic#42E9FF, #B742FF, #FF5842

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9FFDB
Lighter +20%#C9FFA8
Lighter +10%#AAFF75
Darker −10%#6AFF0F
Darker −20%#53DB00
Darker −30%#40A800
Darker −40%#2D7500
More saturated +25%#8AFF42
Less saturated −25%#90E75A

Channel breakdown

R138
G255
B66
Red138 (54.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue97.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G FF · B 42

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