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Recognised as Colour

#8BE157

  • #8BE157
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BE157 is a green with RGB values 139, 225, 87 and HSL 97°, 70%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8BE157#8BE157
HEX#8BE157
RGBrgb(139, 225, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8824, 0.3412
RGB percentages54.5%, 88.2%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(97.4, 69.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.4, 61.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK38.2%, 0%, 61.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,167,191
CSS custom property--colour: #8BE157;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#741EA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9D047no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC962no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#89D9C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 15.2Limegreen · ΔE 20.4Pale green · ΔE 21.3Light green · ΔE 21.7Green yellow · ΔE 26.2Spring green · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD57E1
Analogous#D0E157, #57E168
Triadic#578BE1, #E1578B
Split complementary#6857E1, #E157D0
Tetradic#57D0E1, #AD57E1, #E16857

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5F8D9
Lighter +20%#C7F0AE
Lighter +10%#A9E982
Darker −10%#6DD92C
Darker −20%#57B220
Darker −30%#428718
Darker −40%#2D5C10
More saturated +25%#85FA3E
Less saturated −25%#91C870

Channel breakdown

R139
G225
B87
Red139 (54.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue97.39°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G E1 · B 57

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