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Recognised as Colour

#8CE03B

  • #8CE03B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CE03B is a green with RGB values 140, 224, 59 and HSL 91°, 73%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CE03B#8CE03B
HEX#8CE03B
RGBrgb(140, 224, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8784, 0.2314
RGB percentages54.9%, 87.8%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(90.5, 72.7%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.5, 73.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK37.5%, 0%, 73.7%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,232,443
CSS custom property--colour: #8CE03B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#731FC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9CE18no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC84Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8CD7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.7Green yellow · ΔE 17.5Limegreen · ΔE 19.8Lawn green · ΔE 25.2Chartreuse · ΔE 26.2Pale green · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F3BE0
Analogous#DEE03B, #3BE03D
Triadic#3B8CE0, #E03B8C
Split complementary#3C3BE0, #E03BDF
Tetradic#3BDFE0, #8F3BE0, #E03D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FCEB
Lighter +30%#DAF5BF
Lighter +20%#C0EE93
Lighter +10%#A6E767
Darker −10%#72C820
Darker −20%#599C19
Darker −30%#407012
Darker −40%#27440B
More saturated +25%#8BFC1F
Less saturated −25%#8DC457

Channel breakdown

R140
G224
B59
Red140 (54.9%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue90.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.69%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G E0 · B 3B

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