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Recognised as Colour

#8BDB4E

  • #8BDB4E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BDB4E is a green with RGB values 139, 219, 78 and HSL 94°, 66%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BDB4E#8BDB4E
HEX#8BDB4E
RGBrgb(139, 219, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8588, 0.3059
RGB percentages54.5%, 85.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(94, 66.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94, 64.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK36.5%, 0%, 64.4%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,165,646
CSS custom property--colour: #8BDB4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#7424B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CB3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C45Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8BD3BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.4Limegreen · ΔE 21Light green · ΔE 23.6Pale green · ΔE 23.7Green yellow · ΔE 25.7Forest green · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E4EDB
Analogous#D1DB4E, #4EDB58
Triadic#4E8BDB, #DB4E8B
Split complementary#574EDB, #DB4ED2
Tetradic#4ED2DB, #9E4EDB, #DB584E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFDF8
Lighter +30%#DEF5CD
Lighter +20%#C3ECA3
Lighter +10%#A7E478
Darker −10%#70CC2A
Darker −20%#59A221
Darker −30%#427818
Darker −40%#2A4D10
More saturated +25%#87F633
Less saturated −25%#8FC069

Channel breakdown

R139
G219
B78
Red139 (54.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue94.04°
Saturation (HSL)66.2%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G DB · B 4E

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