Colour

#8CE43A

#8CE43A
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#8CE43A is a green with RGB values 140, 228, 58 and HSL 91°, 76%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

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HEX#8CE43A

RGBrgb(140, 228, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8941, 0.2275

RGB percentages54.9%, 89.4%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(91.1, 75.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(91.1, 74.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK38.6%, 0%, 74.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,233,466

CSS custom property--colour: #8CE43A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#731BC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD212no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1CB4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8CDBC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 15.5 Yellow green · ΔE 15.8 Limegreen · ΔE 19.6 Lawn green · ΔE 22.8 Chartreuse · ΔE 23.8 Pale green · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#923AE4

Analogous#E1E43A, #3AE43D

Triadic#3A8CE4, #E43A8C

Split complementary#3D3AE4, #E43AE1

Tetradic#3AE1E4, #923AE4, #E43D3A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FDED

Lighter +30%#DBF6C1

Lighter +20%#C0F094

Lighter +10%#A6EA67

Darker −10%#72CF1C

Darker −20%#5AA216

Darker −30%#417510

Darker −40%#28480A

More saturated +25%#8BFF1F

Less saturated −25%#8DC856

Channel breakdown

R140

G228

B58

Red140 (54.9%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue91.06°

Saturation (HSL)75.89%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G E4 · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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