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Recognised as Colour

#8CE55F

  • #8CE55F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8CE55F is a green with RGB values 140, 229, 95 and HSL 100°, 72%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8CE55F#8CE55F
HEX#8CE55F
RGBrgb(140, 229, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.898, 0.3725
RGB percentages54.9%, 89.8%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(99.9, 72%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.9, 58.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK38.9%, 0%, 58.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,233,759
CSS custom property--colour: #8CE55F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#731AA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECD451no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CC69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#89DDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.3Pale green · ΔE 19Light green · ΔE 19.6Limegreen · ΔE 21Green yellow · ΔE 27.5Spring green · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B85FE5
Analogous#CFE55F, #5FE575
Triadic#5F8CE5, #E55F8C
Split complementary#755FE5, #E55FCF
Tetradic#5FCFE5, #B85FE5, #E5755F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBFAE3
Lighter +20%#CBF3B7
Lighter +10%#ACEC8B
Darker −10%#6CDE33
Darker −20%#55BF1F
Darker −30%#419318
Darker −40%#2E6711
More saturated +25%#84FC48
Less saturated −25%#94CE76

Channel breakdown

R140
G229
B95
Red140 (54.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue99.85°
Saturation (HSL)72.04%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G E5 · B 5F

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