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Recognised as Colour

#8CDC04

  • #8CDC04
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8CDC04 is a green with RGB values 140, 220, 4 and HSL 82°, 96%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8CDC04#8CDC04
HEX#8CDC04
RGBrgb(140, 220, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8627, 0.0157
RGB percentages54.9%, 86.3%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(82.2, 96.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.2, 98.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK36.4%, 0%, 98.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,231,364
CSS custom property--colour: #8CDC04;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#7323FB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC42Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FD2BBno 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 text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.6Yellow green · ΔE 17.5Lawn green · ΔE 20.4Chartreuse · ΔE 21.3Limegreen · ΔE 24.4Lime · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5404DC
Analogous#DCC004, #20DC04
Triadic#048CDC, #DC048C
Split complementary#0420DC, #C004DC
Tetradic#04DCC0, #5404DC, #DC0420

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0FEAE
Lighter +30%#CDFD7C
Lighter +20%#BAFC4A
Lighter +10%#A7FB18
Darker −10%#6CAA03
Darker −20%#4C7802
Darker −30%#2C4601
Darker −40%#0C1400
More saturated +25%#8DE000
Less saturated −25%#85C020

Channel breakdown

R140
G220
B4
Red140 (54.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue82.22°
Saturation (HSL)96.43%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G DC · B 04

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