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Recognised as Colour

#8CCB68

  • #8CCB68
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light green

#8CCB68 is a green with RGB values 140, 203, 104 and HSL 98°, 49%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8CCB68#8CCB68
HEX#8CCB68
RGBrgb(140, 203, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7961, 0.4078
RGB percentages54.9%, 79.6%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(98.2, 48.8%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.2, 48.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK31%, 0%, 48.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,227,112
CSS custom property--colour: #8CCB68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.86:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#733497

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1BE60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B86Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8BC5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.1Pale green · ΔE 19Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.7Yellow green · ΔE 23.8Olivedrab · ΔE 24Forest green · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A768CB
Analogous#BDCB68, #68CB75
Triadic#688CCB, #CB688C
Split complementary#7668CB, #CB68BD
Tetradic#68BDCB, #A768CB, #CB7668

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3F2DA
Lighter +20%#C6E5B4
Lighter +10%#A9D88E
Darker −10%#6FBE42
Darker −20%#599835
Darker −30%#437327
Darker −40%#2D4D1A
More saturated +25%#85E44F
Less saturated −25%#93B281

Channel breakdown

R140
G203
B104
Red140 (54.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue98.18°
Saturation (HSL)48.77%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G CB · B 68

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