Recognised as Colour

#8CD79D

#8CD79D
Green
Light
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#8CD79D is a green with RGB values 140, 215, 157 and HSL 134°, 48%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

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HEX#8CD79D

RGBrgb(140, 215, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8431, 0.6157

RGB percentages54.9%, 84.3%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(133.6, 48.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(133.6, 34.9%, 84.3%)

CMYK34.9%, 0%, 27%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,230,237

CSS custom property--colour: #8CD79D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#732862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8CB9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCC3A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#80D4C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 19.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 19.8 Light green · ΔE 20.2 Pale green · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D78CC6

Analogous#A1D78C, #8CD7C3

Triadic#9D8CD7, #D79D8C

Split complementary#C38CD7, #D78CA0

Tetradic#8CA1D7, #D78CC6, #D7C38C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#D8F1DD

Lighter +10%#B2E4BD

Darker −10%#66CA7D

Darker −20%#41BC5D

Darker −30%#34964A

Darker −40%#277038

More saturated +25%#79EA92

Less saturated −25%#9FC4A8

Channel breakdown

R140

G215

B157

Red140 (54.9%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue133.6°

Saturation (HSL)48.39%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G D7 · B 9D

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