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Recognised as Colour

#8CDC22

  • #8CDC22
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8CDC22 is a green with RGB values 140, 220, 34 and HSL 86°, 73%, 50%. 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

#8CDC22#8CDC22
HEX#8CDC22
RGBrgb(140, 220, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8627, 0.1333
RGB percentages54.9%, 86.3%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(85.8, 73.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.8, 84.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK36.4%, 0%, 84.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,231,394
CSS custom property--colour: #8CDC22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#7323DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC53Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8ED3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 14.5Yellow green · ΔE 14.6Limegreen · ΔE 22.3Lawn green · ΔE 22.7Chartreuse · ΔE 23.6Pale green · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7222DC
Analogous#DCCF22, #2FDC22
Triadic#228CDC, #DC228C
Split complementary#222FDC, #CF22DC
Tetradic#22DCCF, #7222DC, #DC222F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F8D2
Lighter +30%#D1F1A6
Lighter +20%#BAEA7A
Lighter +10%#A3E44D
Darker −10%#70B01B
Darker −20%#548414
Darker −30%#38570E
Darker −40%#1C2B07
More saturated +25%#90FC02
Less saturated −25%#88BC42

Channel breakdown

R140
G220
B34
Red140 (54.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue85.81°
Saturation (HSL)73.23%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G DC · B 22

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