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Recognised as Colour

#8CF837

  • #8CF837
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8CF837 is a green with RGB values 140, 248, 55 and HSL 94°, 93%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8CF837#8CF837
HEX#8CF837
RGBrgb(140, 248, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9725, 0.2157
RGB percentages54.9%, 97.3%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(93.6, 93.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.6, 77.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK43.5%, 0%, 77.8%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,238,583
CSS custom property--colour: #8CF837;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.6:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#7307C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3DB4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#89EED4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 10.3Lawn green · ΔE 11.7Chartreuse · ΔE 12.6Limegreen · ΔE 22.6Lime · ΔE 26.9Yellow green · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A337F8
Analogous#EDF837, #37F843
Triadic#378CF8, #F8378C
Split complementary#4337F8, #F837EC
Tetradic#37ECF8, #A337F8, #F84337

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFFFC
Lighter +30%#E1FDCB
Lighter +20%#C5FB9A
Lighter +10%#A8FA68
Darker −10%#70F309
Darker −20%#59C207
Darker −30%#439105
Darker −40%#2C6003
More saturated +25%#8BFF30
Less saturated −25%#8FDE51

Channel breakdown

R140
G248
B55
Red140 (54.9%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue93.58°
Saturation (HSL)93.24%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G F8 · B 37

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