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Recognised as Colour

#8BC72D

  • #8BC72D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BC72D is a green with RGB values 139, 199, 45 and HSL 83°, 63%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BC72D#8BC72D
HEX#8BC72D
RGBrgb(139, 199, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7804, 0.1765
RGB percentages54.5%, 78%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(83.4, 63.1%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.4, 77.4%, 78%)
CMYK30.2%, 0%, 77.4%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,160,493
CSS custom property--colour: #8BC72D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#7438D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B43Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FBEAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4.4Limegreen · ΔE 26.2Green yellow · ΔE 26.9Olivedrab · ΔE 28Light green · ΔE 31.5Forest green · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.39, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#692DC7
Analogous#C7B62D, #3EC72D
Triadic#2D8BC7, #C72D8B
Split complementary#2D3EC7, #B62DC7
Tetradic#2DC7B6, #692DC7, #C72D3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F4CC
Lighter +30%#CEEAA3
Lighter +20%#B8E179
Lighter +10%#A2D750
Darker −10%#6E9D24
Darker −20%#51741A
Darker −30%#344A11
Darker −40%#172107
More saturated +25%#92E60F
Less saturated −25%#84A94C

Channel breakdown

R139
G199
B45
Red139 (54.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue83.38°
Saturation (HSL)63.11%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G C7 · B 2D

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