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Recognised as Colour

#8CBB1E

  • #8CBB1E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CBB1E is a green with RGB values 140, 187, 30 and HSL 78°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CBB1E#8CBB1E
HEX#8CBB1E
RGBrgb(140, 187, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7333, 0.1176
RGB percentages54.9%, 73.3%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(78, 72.4%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78, 84%, 73.3%)
CMYK25.1%, 0%, 84%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,222,942
CSS custom property--colour: #8CBB1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#7344E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFAB31no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92B29Fno 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 text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6.5Olivedrab · ΔE 24.1Olive · ΔE 31.2Green yellow · ΔE 31.3Limegreen · ΔE 31.4Forest green · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D1EBB
Analogous#BB9B1E, #3EBB1E
Triadic#1E8CBB, #BB1E8C
Split complementary#1E3EBB, #9B1EBB
Tetradic#1EBB9B, #4D1EBB, #BB1E3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF3B2
Lighter +30%#CDEC86
Lighter +20%#BBE55A
Lighter +10%#A9DE2E
Darker −10%#6B8F17
Darker −20%#4A6310
Darker −30%#293709
Darker −40%#080B02
More saturated +25%#97D603
Less saturated −25%#81A039

Channel breakdown

R140
G187
B30
Red140 (54.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue77.96°
Saturation (HSL)72.35%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G BB · B 1E

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