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Recognised as Colour

#8BE40B

  • #8BE40B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8BE40B is a green with RGB values 139, 228, 11 and HSL 85°, 91%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8BE40B#8BE40B
HEX#8BE40B
RGBrgb(139, 228, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8941, 0.0431
RGB percentages54.5%, 89.4%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(84.6, 90.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.6, 95.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK39%, 0%, 95.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,167,883
CSS custom property--colour: #8BE40B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#741BF4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CB33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8CDAC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 10.1Lawn green · ΔE 16.1Chartreuse · ΔE 17Yellow green · ΔE 21.4Limegreen · ΔE 24Lime · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#640BE4
Analogous#E4D00B, #1FE40B
Triadic#0B8BE4, #E40B8B
Split complementary#0B1FE4, #D00BE4
Tetradic#0BE4D0, #640BE4, #E40B1F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3FCBF
Lighter +30%#CEFA8E
Lighter +20%#B8F75E
Lighter +10%#A3F52D
Darker −10%#6DB309
Darker −20%#508306
Darker −30%#325204
Darker −40%#142102
More saturated +25%#8DEF00
Less saturated −25%#86C629

Channel breakdown

R139
G228
B11
Red139 (54.5%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue84.61°
Saturation (HSL)90.79%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G E4 · B 0B

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