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Recognised as Colour

#8BBD40

  • #8BBD40
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BBD40 is a green with RGB values 139, 189, 64 and HSL 84°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BBD40#8BBD40
HEX#8BBD40
RGBrgb(139, 189, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7412, 0.251
RGB percentages54.5%, 74.1%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(84, 49.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84, 66.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK26.5%, 0%, 66.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,157,952
CSS custom property--colour: #8BBD40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#7442BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6B02Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAD4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8FB5A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.4Olivedrab · ΔE 19Light green · ΔE 26.6Forest green · ΔE 27Pale green · ΔE 29.1Olive · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7240BD
Analogous#BDB140, #4DBD40
Triadic#408BBD, #BD408B
Split complementary#404DBD, #B140BD
Tetradic#40BDB1, #7240BD, #BD404C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F2D7
Lighter +30%#D0E5B1
Lighter +20%#B9D88B
Lighter +10%#A2CB65
Darker −10%#6F9733
Darker −20%#537126
Darker −30%#374B19
Darker −40%#1B250C
More saturated +25%#91DD20
Less saturated −25%#859D60

Channel breakdown

R139
G189
B64
Red139 (54.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue84°
Saturation (HSL)49.41%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G BD · B 40

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