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Recognised as Colour

#8AFF72

  • #8AFF72
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#8AFF72 is a green with RGB values 138, 255, 114 and HSL 110°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#8AFF72#8AFF72
HEX#8AFF72
RGBrgb(138, 255, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 1, 0.4471
RGB percentages54.1%, 100%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(109.8, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.8, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,362
CSS custom property--colour: #8AFF72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.63:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#75008D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEB64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E17Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7FF8E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 20.5Limegreen · ΔE 20.6Pale green · ΔE 20.8Light green · ΔE 23.5Green yellow · ΔE 26.3Medium spring green · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 20.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E772FF
Analogous#D0FF72, #72FFA1
Triadic#728AFF, #FF728A
Split complementary#A172FF, #FF72D0
Tetradic#72D0FF, #E772FF, #FFA172

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFFFD8
Lighter +10%#B4FFA5
Darker −10%#60FF3F
Darker −20%#35FF0C
Darker −30%#25D800
Darker −40%#1CA500
More saturated +25%#8AFF72
Less saturated −25%#96ED84

Channel breakdown

R138
G255
B114
Red138 (54.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue109.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G FF · B 72

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