Recognised as Colour

#8BCE6A

#8BCE6A
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#8BCE6A is a green with RGB values 139, 206, 106 and HSL 100°, 51%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#8BCE6A

RGBrgb(139, 206, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8078, 0.4157

RGB percentages54.5%, 80.8%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(100.2, 50.5%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(100.2, 48.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK32.5%, 0%, 48.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,162,346

CSS custom property--colour: #8BCE6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#743195

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D4C062no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#CABB70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Tritanopia#89C8B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.7 Pale green · ΔE 17.5 Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.5 Yellow green · ΔE 23.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.3 Forest green · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD6ACE

Analogous#BDCE6A, #6ACE7B

Triadic#6A8BCE, #CE6A8B

Split complementary#7B6ACE, #CE6ABD

Tetradic#6ABDCE, #AD6ACE, #CE7B6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5F4DD

Lighter +20%#C7E7B7

Lighter +10%#A9DB90

Darker −10%#6DC144

Darker −20%#579E34

Darker −30%#427827

Darker −40%#2D511B

More saturated +25%#83E751

Less saturated −25%#93B583

Channel breakdown

R139

G206

B106

Red139 (54.5%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue100.2°

Saturation (HSL)50.51%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G CE · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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