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Colour

#8CC22C

  • #8CC22C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CC22C is a green with RGB values 140, 194, 44 and HSL 82°, 63%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CC22C#8CC22C
HEX#8CC22C
RGBrgb(140, 194, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7608, 0.1725
RGB percentages54.9%, 76.1%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(81.6, 63%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.6, 77.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK27.8%, 0%, 77.3%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,224,748
CSS custom property--colour: #8CC22C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#733DD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B13Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#91B9A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4.7Olivedrab · ΔE 25.3Limegreen · ΔE 28.5Green yellow · ΔE 29.6Forest green · ΔE 31.1Light green · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.72, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#622CC2
Analogous#C2AD2C, #41C22C
Triadic#2C8CC2, #C22C8C
Split complementary#2C41C2, #AD2CC2
Tetradic#2CC2AD, #622CC2, #C22C41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F2C8
Lighter +30%#CEE99E
Lighter +20%#B9E074
Lighter +10%#A4D64B
Darker −10%#6E9823
Darker −20%#506F19
Darker −30%#324510
Darker −40%#141C06
More saturated +25%#94E00E
Less saturated −25%#84A44A

Channel breakdown

R140
G194
B44
Red140 (54.9%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue81.6°
Saturation (HSL)63.03%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G C2 · B 2C

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