Colour

#8CE12B

#8CE12B
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#8CE12B is a green with RGB values 140, 225, 43 and HSL 88°, 75%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

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HEX#8CE12B

RGBrgb(140, 225, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8824, 0.1686

RGB percentages54.9%, 88.2%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(88, 75.2%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(88, 80.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK37.8%, 0%, 80.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,232,683

CSS custom property--colour: #8CE12B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#731ED4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBCF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFC941no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8DD8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 13.6 Yellow green · ΔE 16.1 Limegreen · ΔE 21.2 Lawn green · ΔE 21.2 Chartreuse · ΔE 22.2 Pale green · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#802BE1

Analogous#E1DB2B, #31E12B

Triadic#2B8CE1, #E12B8C

Split complementary#2B31E1, #DB2BE1

Tetradic#2BE1DB, #802BE1, #E12B31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDFADE

Lighter +30%#D5F4B1

Lighter +20%#BCEE84

Lighter +10%#A4E758

Darker −10%#72BE1B

Darker −20%#579115

Darker −30%#3C650E

Darker −40%#223808

More saturated +25%#8EFF0D

Less saturated −25%#8AC349

Channel breakdown

R140

G225

B43

Red140 (54.9%)

Green225 (88.2%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue88.02°

Saturation (HSL)75.21%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G E1 · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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