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Recognised as Colour

#8CDB00

  • #8CDB00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8CDB00 is a green with RGB values 140, 219, 0 and HSL 82°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8CDB00#8CDB00
HEX#8CDB00
RGBrgb(140, 219, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8588, 0
RGB percentages54.9%, 85.9%, 0%
HSLhsl(81.6, 100%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.6, 100%, 85.9%)
CMYK36.1%, 0%, 100%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,231,104
CSS custom property--colour: #8CDB00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#7324FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC42Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8FD1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.9Yellow green · ΔE 17.3Lawn green · ΔE 20.8Chartreuse · ΔE 21.7Limegreen · ΔE 24.6Lime · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F00DB
Analogous#DBBC00, #1FDB00
Triadic#008CDB, #DB008C
Split complementary#001FDB, #BC00DB
Tetradic#00DBBC, #4F00DB, #DB001F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0FFA8
Lighter +30%#CDFF75
Lighter +20%#BBFF42
Lighter +10%#A8FF0F
Darker −10%#6BA800
Darker −20%#4B7500
Darker −30%#2A4200
Darker −40%#0A0F00
More saturated +25%#8CDB00
Less saturated −25%#84C01B

Channel breakdown

R140
G219
B0
Red140 (54.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue81.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G DB · B 00

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