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Recognised as Colour

#8CB516

  • #8CB516
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CB516 is a green with RGB values 140, 181, 22 and HSL 75°, 78%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CB516#8CB516
HEX#8CB516
RGBrgb(140, 181, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7098, 0.0863
RGB percentages54.9%, 71%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(75.5, 78.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.5, 87.8%, 71%)
CMYK22.7%, 0%, 87.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,221,398
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB516;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#734AE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0A800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA72Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Tritanopia#93AC9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.1Olivedrab · ΔE 22.4Olive · ΔE 28.3Forest green · ΔE 32.2Green · ΔE 33.1Green yellow · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F16B5
Analogous#B58E16, #3DB516
Triadic#168CB5, #B5168C
Split complementary#163CB5, #8F16B5
Tetradic#16B58F, #3F16B5, #B5163C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF4A3
Lighter +30%#CFEE76
Lighter +20%#BFE948
Lighter +10%#AFE21C
Darker −10%#698810
Darker −20%#465A0B
Darker −30%#222D05
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#97CB00
Less saturated −25%#809C2F

Channel breakdown

R140
G181
B22
Red140 (54.9%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue75.47°
Saturation (HSL)78.33%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B5 · B 16

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