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Recognised as Colour

#8BBB00

  • #8BBB00
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BBB00 is a green with RGB values 139, 187, 0 and HSL 75°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BBB00#8BBB00
HEX#8BBB00
RGBrgb(139, 187, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7333, 0
RGB percentages54.5%, 73.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(75.4, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.4, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK25.7%, 0%, 100%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,157,376
CSS custom property--colour: #8BBB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#7444FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAB25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92B19Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.6Olivedrab · ΔE 27.7Green yellow · ΔE 28.8Limegreen · ΔE 31.4Olive · ΔE 33.5Forest green · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.63, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3000BB
Analogous#BB8D00, #2EBB00
Triadic#008BBB, #BB008B
Split complementary#002EBB, #8D00BB
Tetradic#00BB8D, #3000BB, #BB002E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0FF88
Lighter +30%#D3FF55
Lighter +20%#C6FF22
Lighter +10%#B1EE00
Darker −10%#658800
Darker −20%#3F5500
Darker −30%#192200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8BBB00
Less saturated −25%#80A417

Channel breakdown

R139
G187
B0
Red139 (54.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue75.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G BB · B 00

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