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Recognised as Colour

#8CC307

  • #8CC307
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CC307 is a green with RGB values 140, 195, 7 and HSL 78°, 93%, 40%. 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

#8CC307#8CC307
HEX#8CC307
RGBrgb(140, 195, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7647, 0.0275
RGB percentages54.9%, 76.5%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(77.6, 93.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.6, 96.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK28.2%, 0%, 96.4%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,224,967
CSS custom property--colour: #8CC307;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#733CF8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B129no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#92B9A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7Green yellow · ΔE 24.9Limegreen · ΔE 28.8Olivedrab · ΔE 31Lawn green · ΔE 34.6Chartreuse · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E07C3
Analogous#C39C07, #2EC307
Triadic#078CC3, #C3078C
Split complementary#072EC3, #9C07C3
Tetradic#07C39C, #3E07C3, #C3072E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFFB9B
Lighter +30%#CFFA69
Lighter +20%#C0F838
Lighter +10%#AFF409
Darker −10%#699205
Darker −20%#456103
Darker −30%#222F02
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8FCA00
Less saturated −25%#82AA20

Channel breakdown

R140
G195
B7
Red140 (54.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue77.55°
Saturation (HSL)93.07%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G C3 · B 07

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