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Recognised as Colour

#8CCD81

  • #8CCD81
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8CCD81 is a green with RGB values 140, 205, 129 and HSL 111°, 43%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8CCD81#8CCD81
HEX#8CCD81
RGBrgb(140, 205, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8039, 0.5059
RGB percentages54.9%, 80.4%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(111.3, 43.2%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.3, 37.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK31.7%, 0%, 37.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,227,649
CSS custom property--colour: #8CCD81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#73327E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1C17Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7BB85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Tritanopia#87C8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6Pale green · ΔE 20.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.4Dark khaki · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C281CD
Analogous#B2CD81, #81CD9C
Triadic#818CCD, #CD818C
Split complementary#9C81CD, #CD81B2
Tetradic#81B2CD, #C281CD, #CD9C81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F8EF
Lighter +20%#CFEACA
Lighter +10%#ADDBA6
Darker −10%#6BBF5C
Darker −20%#50A642
Darker −30%#3F8233
Darker −40%#2D5D25
More saturated +25%#7CE36B
Less saturated −25%#9CB797

Channel breakdown

R140
G205
B129
Red140 (54.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue111.32°
Saturation (HSL)43.18%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G CD · B 81

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