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Colour

#8CD92C

  • #8CD92C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CD92C is a green with RGB values 140, 217, 44 and HSL 87°, 69%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CD92C#8CD92C
HEX#8CD92C
RGBrgb(140, 217, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.851, 0.1725
RGB percentages54.9%, 85.1%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(86.7, 69.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.7, 79.7%, 85.1%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 79.7%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,636
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD92C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#7326D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C240no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8ED0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.6Green yellow · ΔE 17.4Limegreen · ΔE 21.7Lawn green · ΔE 25.9Chartreuse · ΔE 26.9Pale green · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#792CD9
Analogous#D9D02C, #35D92C
Triadic#2C8CD9, #D92C8C
Split complementary#2C36D9, #CF2CD9
Tetradic#2CD9CF, #792CD9, #D92C36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF8D9
Lighter +30%#D3F0AE
Lighter +20%#BBE982
Lighter +10%#A4E157
Darker −10%#71B220
Darker −20%#568718
Darker −30%#3A5C10
Darker −40%#1F3009
More saturated +25%#8FF80D
Less saturated −25%#89BA4B

Channel breakdown

R140
G217
B44
Red140 (54.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue86.71°
Saturation (HSL)69.48%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D9 · B 2C

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