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Recognised as Colour

#8CE5A1

  • #8CE5A1
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8CE5A1 is a green with RGB values 140, 229, 161 and HSL 134°, 63%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8CE5A1#8CE5A1
HEX#8CE5A1
RGBrgb(140, 229, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.898, 0.6314
RGB percentages54.9%, 89.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(134.2, 63.1%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(134.2, 38.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK38.9%, 0%, 29.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,233,825
CSS custom property--colour: #8CE5A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.84:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#731A5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6D79Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8CEA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#7DE2D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13.4Pale green · ΔE 16.9Aquamarine · ΔE 17.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E58CD0
Analogous#A4E58C, #8CE5CE
Triadic#A18CE5, #E5A18C
Split complementary#CE8CE5, #E58CA4
Tetradic#8CA4E5, #E58CD0, #E5CE8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF8E5
Lighter +10%#B6EEC3
Darker −10%#62DC7F
Darker −20%#39D25D
Darker −30%#28B048
Darker −40%#1E8737
More saturated +25%#7AF798
Less saturated −25%#9ED3AA

Channel breakdown

R140
G229
B161
Red140 (54.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue134.16°
Saturation (HSL)63.12%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G E5 · B A1

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