Colour

#8CD88E

#8CD88E
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#8CD88E is a green with RGB values 140, 216, 142 and HSL 122°, 49%, 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 Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#8CD88E

RGBrgb(140, 216, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8471, 0.5569

RGB percentages54.9%, 84.7%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(121.6, 49.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(121.6, 35.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK35.2%, 0%, 34.3%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,230,478

CSS custom property--colour: #8CD88E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1

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

Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#732771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBCB89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC392no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#83D4C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 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 text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13 Pale green · ΔE 17.4 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.5 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.4 Aquamarine · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D88CD6

Analogous#B0D88C, #8CD8B4

Triadic#8E8CD8, #D88E8C

Split complementary#B48CD8, #D88CB0

Tetradic#8CB0D8, #D88CD6, #D8B48C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFFFE

Lighter +20%#D8F2D9

Lighter +10%#B2E5B3

Darker −10%#66CB69

Darker −20%#40BE44

Darker −30%#339836

Darker −40%#267228

More saturated +25%#79EB7C

Less saturated −25%#9FC5A0

Channel breakdown

R140

G216

B142

Red140 (54.9%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue121.58°

Saturation (HSL)49.35%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G D8 · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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