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Colour

#8CF400

  • #8CF400
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#8CF400 is a green with RGB values 140, 244, 0 and HSL 86°, 100%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#8CF400#8CF400
HEX#8CF400
RGBrgb(140, 244, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9569, 0
RGB percentages54.9%, 95.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(85.6, 100%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.6, 100%, 95.7%)
CMYK42.6%, 0%, 100%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,237,504
CSS custom property--colour: #8CF400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.06:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#730BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEDF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0D735no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8BEACFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 7.9Chartreuse · ΔE 8.5Green yellow · ΔE 9.3Lime · ΔE 26Limegreen · ΔE 27.6Yellow green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 7.93, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6800F4
Analogous#F4E200, #12F400
Triadic#008CF4, #F4008C
Split complementary#0012F4, #E200F4
Tetradic#00F4E2, #6800F4, #F40012

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5FFC1
Lighter +30%#CFFF8E
Lighter +20%#B9FF5B
Lighter +10%#A3FF28
Darker −10%#6FC100
Darker −20%#518E00
Darker −30%#345B00
Darker −40%#172800
More saturated +25%#8CF400
Less saturated −25%#87D61F

Channel breakdown

R140
G244
B0
Red140 (54.9%)
Green244 (95.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue85.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G F4 · B 00

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