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Recognised as Colour

#8CE235

  • #8CE235
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8CE235 is a green with RGB values 140, 226, 53 and HSL 90°, 75%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8CE235#8CE235
HEX#8CE235
RGBrgb(140, 226, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8863, 0.2078
RGB percentages54.9%, 88.6%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(89.8, 74.9%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.8, 76.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK38.1%, 0%, 76.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,232,949
CSS custom property--colour: #8CE235;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#731DCA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0C948no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#8DD9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 15.1Yellow green · ΔE 15.4Limegreen · ΔE 20.1Lawn green · ΔE 22.7Chartreuse · ΔE 23.7Pale green · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B35E2
Analogous#E2E135, #36E235
Triadic#358CE2, #E2358C
Split complementary#3536E2, #E135E2
Tetradic#35E2E1, #8B35E2, #E23536

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FCE7
Lighter +30%#D8F5BB
Lighter +20%#BFEF8E
Lighter +10%#A5E862
Darker −10%#72C71D
Darker −20%#599B16
Darker −30%#3F6E10
Darker −40%#264209
More saturated +25%#8CFF18
Less saturated −25%#8CC552

Channel breakdown

R140
G226
B53
Red140 (54.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue89.83°
Saturation (HSL)74.89%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G E2 · B 35

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