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Recognised as Colour

#8BD566

  • #8BD566
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8BD566 is a green with RGB values 139, 213, 102 and HSL 100°, 57%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8BD566#8BD566
HEX#8BD566
RGBrgb(139, 213, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8353, 0.4
RGB percentages54.5%, 83.5%, 40%
HSLhsl(100, 56.9%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100, 52.1%, 83.5%)
CMYK34.7%, 0%, 52.1%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,164,134
CSS custom property--colour: #8BD566;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#742A99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC65Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1C06Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#89CEBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.6Pale green · ΔE 16.1Yellow green · ΔE 20Medium seagreen · ΔE 27.1Olivedrab · ΔE 28Forest green · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B066D5
Analogous#C3D566, #66D579
Triadic#668BD5, #D5668B
Split complementary#7966D5, #D566C3
Tetradic#66C3D5, #B066D5, #D57966

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F6DE
Lighter +20%#C8EBB6
Lighter +10%#A9E08E
Darker −10%#6DCA3E
Darker −20%#56A72E
Darker −30%#427F23
Darker −40%#2D5718
More saturated +25%#83ED4E
Less saturated −25%#93BD7E

Channel breakdown

R139
G213
B102
Red139 (54.5%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue100°
Saturation (HSL)56.92%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G D5 · B 66

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