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Recognised as Colour

#8BB900

  • #8BB900
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BB900 is a green with RGB values 139, 185, 0 and HSL 75°, 100%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BB900#8BB900
HEX#8BB900
RGBrgb(139, 185, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7255, 0
RGB percentages54.5%, 72.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(74.9, 100%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.9, 100%, 72.5%)
CMYK24.9%, 0%, 100%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,156,864
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#7446FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEA924no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#92AF9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8Olivedrab · ΔE 26.7Green yellow · ΔE 29.9Limegreen · ΔE 32.2Olive · ΔE 32.3Forest green · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E00B9
Analogous#B98B00, #2EB900
Triadic#008BB9, #B9008B
Split complementary#002EB9, #8B00B9
Tetradic#00B98B, #2E00B9, #B9002E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1FF86
Lighter +30%#D4FF53
Lighter +20%#C8FF20
Lighter +10%#B1EC00
Darker −10%#658600
Darker −20%#3E5300
Darker −30%#182000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8BB900
Less saturated −25%#7FA217

Channel breakdown

R139
G185
B0
Red139 (54.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue74.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G B9 · B 00

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