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Recognised as Colour

#8BDF37

  • #8BDF37
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BDF37 is a green with RGB values 139, 223, 55 and HSL 90°, 72%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BDF37#8BDF37
HEX#8BDF37
RGBrgb(139, 223, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8745, 0.2157
RGB percentages54.5%, 87.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(90, 72.4%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 75.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK37.7%, 0%, 75.3%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,166,647
CSS custom property--colour: #8BDF37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#7420C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8CD0Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC748no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8CD6BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.8Green yellow · ΔE 16.9Limegreen · ΔE 19.9Lawn green · ΔE 24.6Chartreuse · ΔE 25.6Pale green · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B37DF
Analogous#DFDF37, #37DF37
Triadic#378BDF, #DF378B
Split complementary#3737DF, #DF37DF
Tetradic#37DFDF, #8B37DF, #DF3737

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FBE7
Lighter +30%#D8F4BB
Lighter +20%#BEED8F
Lighter +10%#A5E663
Darker −10%#72C41F
Darker −20%#589818
Darker −30%#3F6C11
Darker −40%#25400A
More saturated +25%#8BFC1A
Less saturated −25%#8BC254

Channel breakdown

R139
G223
B55
Red139 (54.5%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)72.41%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G DF · B 37

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