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Recognised as Colour

#8CD316

  • #8CD316
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CD316 is a green with RGB values 140, 211, 22 and HSL 83°, 81%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CD316#8CD316
HEX#8CD316
RGBrgb(140, 211, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8275, 0.0863
RGB percentages54.9%, 82.7%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(82.5, 81.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.5, 89.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK33.6%, 0%, 89.6%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,229,078
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD316;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#732CE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDC300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BE33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#90C9B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.5Green yellow · ΔE 17.6Limegreen · ΔE 24.3Lawn green · ΔE 26.4Chartreuse · ΔE 27.4Pale green · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D16D3
Analogous#D3BB16, #2ED316
Triadic#168CD3, #D3168C
Split complementary#162ED3, #BC16D3
Tetradic#16D3BB, #5D16D3, #D3162D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F8BD
Lighter +30%#CEF38F
Lighter +20%#B9EE61
Lighter +10%#A5EA32
Darker −10%#6DA511
Darker −20%#4F770C
Darker −30%#304808
Darker −40%#111A03
More saturated +25%#91E900
Less saturated −25%#85B633

Channel breakdown

R140
G211
B22
Red140 (54.9%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue82.54°
Saturation (HSL)81.12%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D3 · B 16

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