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Recognised as Colour

#8CEA99

  • #8CEA99
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8CEA99 is a green with RGB values 140, 234, 153 and HSL 128°, 69%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8CEA99#8CEA99
HEX#8CEA99
RGBrgb(140, 234, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9176, 0.6
RGB percentages54.9%, 91.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(128.3, 69.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(128.3, 40.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK40.2%, 0%, 34.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,235,097
CSS custom property--colour: #8CEA99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#731566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECDB94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DED29Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7EE6D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 6.5Pale green · ΔE 10.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.5Aquamarine · ΔE 22.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.2Medium spring green · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA8CDD
Analogous#AEEA8C, #8CEAC8
Triadic#998CEA, #EA998C
Split complementary#C88CEA, #EA8CAE
Tetradic#8CAEEA, #EA8CDD, #EAC88C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2FAE6
Lighter +10%#B7F2BF
Darker −10%#61E273
Darker −20%#36DA4D
Darker −30%#22BB37
Darker −40%#1A902B
More saturated +25%#7BFB8D
Less saturated −25%#9DD9A5

Channel breakdown

R140
G234
B153
Red140 (54.9%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue128.3°
Saturation (HSL)69.12%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G EA · B 99

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