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Recognised as Colour

#8BDB72

  • #8BDB72
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8BDB72 is a green with RGB values 139, 219, 114 and HSL 106°, 59%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8BDB72#8BDB72
HEX#8BDB72
RGBrgb(139, 219, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8588, 0.4471
RGB percentages54.5%, 85.9%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(105.7, 59.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.7, 47.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK36.5%, 0%, 47.9%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,165,682
CSS custom property--colour: #8BDB72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#74248D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1CC69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5C579no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Tritanopia#86D5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.6Pale green · ΔE 12.5Yellow green · ΔE 23.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.1Medium spring green · ΔE 30Limegreen · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C272DB
Analogous#BFDB72, #72DB8E
Triadic#728BDB, #DB728B
Split complementary#8E72DB, #DB72BF
Tetradic#72BFDB, #C272DB, #DB8E72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFFAEC
Lighter +20%#CEF0C3
Lighter +10%#ACE59B
Darker −10%#6AD149
Darker −20%#50B82F
Darker −30%#3E8F25
Darker −40%#2C671A
More saturated +25%#7FF15C
Less saturated −25%#97C588

Channel breakdown

R139
G219
B114
Red139 (54.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue105.71°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G DB · B 72

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