Colour

#8CEA4E

#8CEA4E
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#8CEA4E is a green with RGB values 140, 234, 78 and HSL 96°, 79%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#8CEA4E

RGBrgb(140, 234, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9176, 0.3059

RGB percentages54.9%, 91.8%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(96.2, 78.8%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.2, 66.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK40.2%, 0%, 66.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,235,022

CSS custom property--colour: #8CEA4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.99:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#7315B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2D838no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5D05Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8AE1CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.5 Limegreen · ΔE 18.4 Green yellow · ΔE 19.1 Lawn green · ΔE 25.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 26.5 Pale green · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC4EEA

Analogous#DAEA4E, #4EEA5E

Triadic#4E8CEA, #EA4E8C

Split complementary#5E4EEA, #EA4EDA

Tetradic#4EDAEA, #AC4EEA, #EA5E4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5FAD7

Lighter +20%#C7F5A9

Lighter +10%#AAEF7C

Darker −10%#6EE520

Darker −20%#58BC16

Darker −30%#438E11

Darker −40%#2D610B

More saturated +25%#88FF39

Less saturated −25%#91D167

Channel breakdown

R140

G234

B78

Red140 (54.9%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue96.15°

Saturation (HSL)78.79%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G EA · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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