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Recognised as Colour

#8CECA3

  • #8CECA3
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8CECA3 is a green with RGB values 140, 236, 163 and HSL 134°, 72%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8CECA3#8CECA3
HEX#8CECA3
RGBrgb(140, 236, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9255, 0.6392
RGB percentages54.9%, 92.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(134.4, 71.6%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(134.4, 40.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK40.7%, 0%, 30.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,235,619
CSS custom property--colour: #8CECA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.64:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#73135C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDDD9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFD4A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7BE9D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 10.6Pale green · ΔE 13.5Aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC8CD5
Analogous#A5EC8C, #8CECD3
Triadic#A38CEC, #ECA38C
Split complementary#D38CEC, #EC8CA5
Tetradic#8CA5EC, #EC8CD5, #ECD38C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4FAE9
Lighter +10%#B8F3C6
Darker −10%#60E580
Darker −20%#34DE5D
Darker −30%#20BF46
Darker −40%#189436
More saturated +25%#7BFD9A
Less saturated −25%#9DDBAC

Channel breakdown

R140
G236
B163
Red140 (54.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue134.37°
Saturation (HSL)71.64%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G EC · B A3

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