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Recognised as Colour

#8CD995

  • #8CD995
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8CD995 is a green with RGB values 140, 217, 149 and HSL 127°, 50%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8CD995#8CD995
HEX#8CD995
RGBrgb(140, 217, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.851, 0.5843
RGB percentages54.9%, 85.1%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(127, 50.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(127, 35.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 31.3%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,230,741
CSS custom property--colour: #8CD995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#73266A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBCC91no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#82D6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 18Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6Pale green · ΔE 19.4Aquamarine · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D98CD0
Analogous#AAD98C, #8CD9BB
Triadic#958CD9, #D9958C
Split complementary#BB8CD9, #D98CAA
Tetradic#8CAAD9, #D98CD0, #D9BC8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F2DC
Lighter +10%#B2E6B8
Darker −10%#66CC72
Darker −20%#3FC04E
Darker −30%#33993F
Darker −40%#26732F
More saturated +25%#79EC86
Less saturated −25%#9FC6A4

Channel breakdown

R140
G217
B149
Red140 (54.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue127.01°
Saturation (HSL)50.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G D9 · B 95

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