Colour

#8CD98D

#8CD98D
Green
Light
Nearest: Light green

#8CD98D is a green with RGB values 140, 217, 141 and HSL 121°, 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#8CD98D

RGBrgb(140, 217, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.851, 0.5529

RGB percentages54.9%, 85.1%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(120.8, 50.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120.8, 35.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK35.5%, 0%, 35%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,230,733

CSS custom property--colour: #8CD98D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.1 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#732672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCCC88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#D0C491no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#83D5C6no 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 11.9 Pale green · ΔE 16.4 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.3 Aquamarine · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D98CD8

Analogous#B2D98C, #8CD9B4

Triadic#8D8CD9, #D98D8C

Split complementary#B48CD9, #D98CB1

Tetradic#8CB1D9, #D98CD8, #D9B48C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D9F2D9

Lighter +10%#B2E6B3

Darker −10%#66CC67

Darker −20%#3FC041

Darker −30%#339934

Darker −40%#267327

More saturated +25%#79EC7A

Less saturated −25%#9FC6A0

Channel breakdown

R140

G217

B141

Red140 (54.9%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue120.78°

Saturation (HSL)50.33%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G D9 · B 8D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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