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Recognised as Colour

#8BDE38

  • #8BDE38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BDE38 is a green with RGB values 139, 222, 56 and HSL 90°, 72%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BDE38#8BDE38
HEX#8BDE38
RGBrgb(139, 222, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8706, 0.2196
RGB percentages54.5%, 87.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(90, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK37.4%, 0%, 74.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,166,392
CSS custom property--colour: #8BDE38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#7421C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CD11no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC649no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8CD5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.2Green yellow · ΔE 17.6Limegreen · ΔE 19.9Lawn green · ΔE 25.4Chartreuse · ΔE 26.4Pale green · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B38DE
Analogous#DEDE38, #38DE38
Triadic#388BDE, #DE388B
Split complementary#3838DE, #DE38DE
Tetradic#38DEDE, #8B38DE, #DE3838

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FBE7
Lighter +30%#D8F4BB
Lighter +20%#BEED8F
Lighter +10%#A5E564
Darker −10%#72C320
Darker −20%#589719
Darker −30%#3F6B12
Darker −40%#253F0B
More saturated +25%#8BFB1B
Less saturated −25%#8BC155

Channel breakdown

R139
G222
B56
Red139 (54.5%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G DE · B 38

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