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Recognised as Colour

#8CDD49

  • #8CDD49
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CDD49 is a green with RGB values 140, 221, 73 and HSL 93°, 69%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CDD49#8CDD49
HEX#8CDD49
RGBrgb(140, 221, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8667, 0.2863
RGB percentages54.9%, 86.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(92.8, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(92.8, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK36.7%, 0%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,231,689
CSS custom property--colour: #8CDD49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#7322B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CC34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC656no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8CD5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.1Limegreen · ΔE 20.3Green yellow · ΔE 23Pale green · ΔE 25.8Light green · ΔE 26.1Lawn green · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A49DD
Analogous#D6DD49, #49DD50
Triadic#498CDD, #DD498C
Split complementary#5049DD, #DD49D6
Tetradic#49D6DD, #9A49DD, #DD5049

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FDF5
Lighter +30%#DDF5CA
Lighter +20%#C2ED9F
Lighter +10%#A7E574
Darker −10%#72CD26
Darker −20%#5AA21E
Darker −30%#427716
Darker −40%#2A4C0E
More saturated +25%#89F82E
Less saturated −25%#8FC264

Channel breakdown

R140
G221
B73
Red140 (54.9%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue92.84°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G DD · B 49

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