Recognised as Colour

#8BC155

#8BC155
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#8BC155 is a green with RGB values 139, 193, 85 and HSL 90°, 47%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#8BC155

RGBrgb(139, 193, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7569, 0.3333

RGB percentages54.5%, 75.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(90, 46.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90, 56%, 75.7%)

CMYK28%, 0%, 56%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,158,997

CSS custom property--colour: #8BC155;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.86:1

Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#743EAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B44Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1B05Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8DBAA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19.1 Olivedrab · ΔE 19.3 Light green · ΔE 20.9 Pale green · ΔE 24.2 Forest green · ΔE 26.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8B55C1

Analogous#C1C155, #55C155

Triadic#558BC1, #C1558B

Split complementary#5555C1, #C155C1

Tetradic#55C1C1, #8B55C1, #C15555

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1F8EA

Lighter +30%#D7EAC5

Lighter +20%#BEDCA0

Lighter +10%#A4CF7A

Darker −10%#72A63D

Darker −20%#58812F

Darker −30%#3F5C21

Darker −40%#253614

More saturated +25%#8BDE38

Less saturated −25%#8BA472

Channel breakdown

R139

G193

B85

Red139 (54.5%)

Green193 (75.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue90°

Saturation (HSL)46.55%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G C1 · B 55

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Colour values

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