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Recognised as Colour

#8BBD32

  • #8BBD32
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BBD32 is a green with RGB values 139, 189, 50 and HSL 82°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BBD32#8BBD32
HEX#8BBD32
RGBrgb(139, 189, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7412, 0.1961
RGB percentages54.5%, 74.1%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(81.6, 58.2%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.6, 73.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK26.5%, 0%, 73.5%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,157,938
CSS custom property--colour: #8BBD32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#7442CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B016no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AD3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#90B4A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.1Olivedrab · ΔE 21.5Forest green · ΔE 28.9Light green · ΔE 30.2Limegreen · ΔE 30.6Olive · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6432BD
Analogous#BDA932, #46BD32
Triadic#328BBD, #BD328B
Split complementary#3246BD, #AA32BD
Tetradic#32BDA9, #6432BD, #BD3245

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F1CA
Lighter +30%#CEE6A2
Lighter +20%#B8DC79
Lighter +10%#A3D151
Darker −10%#6D9527
Darker −20%#506C1D
Darker −30%#324412
Darker −40%#141C07
More saturated +25%#93DB14
Less saturated −25%#839F50

Channel breakdown

R139
G189
B50
Red139 (54.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue81.58°
Saturation (HSL)58.16%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G BD · B 32

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