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Recognised as Colour

#8AFF9E

  • #8AFF9E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#8AFF9E is a green with RGB values 138, 255, 158 and HSL 130°, 100%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#8AFF9E#8AFF9E
HEX#8AFF9E
RGBrgb(138, 255, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 1, 0.6196
RGB percentages54.1%, 100%, 62%
HSLhsl(130.3, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(130.3, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 0%, 38%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,406
CSS custom property--colour: #8AFF9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.88:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#750061

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFED97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1E2A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Tritanopia#76FBE7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 5.2Light green · ΔE 8.2Medium spring green · ΔE 18.6Spring green · ΔE 26.4Aquamarine · ΔE 27.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8AEB
Analogous#B0FF8A, #8AFFD9
Triadic#9E8AFF, #FF9E8A
Split complementary#D98AFF, #FF8AB0
Tetradic#8AB0FF, #FF8AEB, #FFD98A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0FFF3
Lighter +10%#BDFFC8
Darker −10%#57FF74
Darker −20%#24FF49
Darker −30%#00F029
Darker −40%#00BD20
More saturated +25%#8AFF9E
Less saturated −25%#99F0A8

Channel breakdown

R138
G255
B158
Red138 (54.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue130.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G FF · B 9E

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