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Recognised as Colour

#8CC523

  • #8CC523
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CC523 is a green with RGB values 140, 197, 35 and HSL 81°, 70%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CC523#8CC523
HEX#8CC523
RGBrgb(140, 197, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7725, 0.1373
RGB percentages54.9%, 77.3%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(81.1, 69.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.1, 82.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK28.9%, 0%, 82.2%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,225,507
CSS custom property--colour: #8CC523;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#733ADC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B336no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#91BCA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4.2Green yellow · ΔE 26.4Limegreen · ΔE 27.4Olivedrab · ΔE 28.6Forest green · ΔE 33.3Light green · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.19, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C23C5
Analogous#C5AD23, #3BC523
Triadic#238CC5, #C5238C
Split complementary#233BC5, #AD23C5
Tetradic#23C5AD, #5C23C5, #C5233B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F4C0
Lighter +30%#CDEC95
Lighter +20%#B9E46A
Lighter +10%#A5DD3E
Darker −10%#6D9A1B
Darker −20%#4E6E14
Darker −30%#30430C
Darker −40%#111804
More saturated +25%#95E206
Less saturated −25%#83A840

Channel breakdown

R140
G197
B35
Red140 (54.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue81.11°
Saturation (HSL)69.83%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G C5 · B 23

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