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Recognised as Colour

#8BE23F

  • #8BE23F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8BE23F is a green with RGB values 139, 226, 63 and HSL 92°, 74%, 57%. 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

#8BE23F#8BE23F
HEX#8BE23F
RGBrgb(139, 226, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8863, 0.2471
RGB percentages54.5%, 88.6%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(92, 73.8%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(92, 72.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK38.5%, 0%, 72.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,167,423
CSS custom property--colour: #8BE23F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#741DC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD020no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFC94Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8BD9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 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 text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.6Green yellow · ΔE 17.7Limegreen · ΔE 19.1Lawn green · ΔE 25Chartreuse · ΔE 26Pale green · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#963FE2
Analogous#DCE23F, #3FE245
Triadic#3F8BE2, #E23F8B
Split complementary#453FE2, #E23FDC
Tetradic#3FDCE2, #963FE2, #E2453F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FDF0
Lighter +30%#DBF6C4
Lighter +20%#C1EF98
Lighter +10%#A6E96B
Darker −10%#71CF1F
Darker −20%#59A219
Darker −30%#417612
Darker −40%#284A0B
More saturated +25%#89FE23
Less saturated −25%#8DC65B

Channel breakdown

R139
G226
B63
Red139 (54.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue92.02°
Saturation (HSL)73.76%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G E2 · B 3F

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