Colour

#8CD98C

#8CD98C
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#8CD98C is a green with RGB values 140, 217, 140 and HSL 120°, 50%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#8CD98C

RGBrgb(140, 217, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.851, 0.549

RGB percentages54.9%, 85.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(120, 50.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 35.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK35.5%, 0%, 35.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,230,732

CSS custom property--colour: #8CD98C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#732673

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCCC87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0C490no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#84D5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 11.6 Pale green · ΔE 16.1 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.3 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.8 Aquamarine · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D98CD9

Analogous#B3D98C, #8CD9B3

Triadic#8C8CD9, #D98C8C

Split complementary#B38CD9, #D98CB3

Tetradic#8CB3D9, #D98CD9, #D9B38C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D9F2D9

Lighter +10%#B2E6B2

Darker −10%#66CC66

Darker −20%#3FC03F

Darker −30%#339933

Darker −40%#267326

More saturated +25%#79EC79

Less saturated −25%#9FC69F

Channel breakdown

R140

G217

B140

Red140 (54.9%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)50.33%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G D9 · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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