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Recognised as Colour

#8BC426

  • #8BC426
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BC426 is a green with RGB values 139, 196, 38 and HSL 82°, 68%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BC426#8BC426
HEX#8BC426
RGBrgb(139, 196, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7686, 0.149
RGB percentages54.5%, 76.9%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(81.6, 67.5%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.6, 80.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK29.1%, 0%, 80.6%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,159,718
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC426;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#743BD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B238no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90BBA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4.2Green yellow · ΔE 27.3Limegreen · ΔE 27.3Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6Forest green · ΔE 32.4Light green · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.23, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F26C4
Analogous#C4AE26, #3CC426
Triadic#268BC4, #C4268B
Split complementary#263CC4, #AE26C4
Tetradic#26C4AE, #5F26C4, #C4263C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F3C3
Lighter +30%#CDEB98
Lighter +20%#B8E36D
Lighter +10%#A4DA43
Darker −10%#6D991E
Darker −20%#4E6F15
Darker −30%#30440D
Darker −40%#121905
More saturated +25%#93E109
Less saturated −25%#83A743

Channel breakdown

R139
G196
B38
Red139 (54.5%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue81.65°
Saturation (HSL)67.52%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G C4 · B 26

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