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Recognised as Colour

#8CAE05

  • #8CAE05
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CAE05 is a green with RGB values 140, 174, 5 and HSL 72°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CAE05#8CAE05
HEX#8CAE05
RGBrgb(140, 174, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6824, 0.0196
RGB percentages54.9%, 68.2%, 2%
HSLhsl(72.1, 94.4%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.1, 97.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK19.5%, 0%, 97.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,219,589
CSS custom property--colour: #8CAE05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#7351FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9A200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A123no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94A494no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.5Olivedrab · ΔE 21.3Olive · ΔE 25.3Forest green · ΔE 33.2Green · ΔE 33.9Dark khaki · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2705AE
Analogous#AE7C05, #37AE05
Triadic#058CAE, #AE058C
Split complementary#0538AE, #7B05AE
Tetradic#05AE7B, #2705AE, #AE0538

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3FB84
Lighter +30%#D8FA52
Lighter +20%#CDF920
Lighter +10%#B4E006
Darker −10%#647C04
Darker −20%#3C4B02
Darker −30%#141901
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8FB300
Less saturated −25%#7F981B

Channel breakdown

R140
G174
B5
Red140 (54.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue72.07°
Saturation (HSL)94.41%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G AE · B 05

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