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Recognised as Colour

#8CF9AD

  • #8CF9AD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8CF9AD is a green with RGB values 140, 249, 173 and HSL 138°, 90%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8CF9AD#8CF9AD
HEX#8CF9AD
RGBrgb(140, 249, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9765, 0.6784
RGB percentages54.9%, 97.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(138.2, 90.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.2, 43.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK43.8%, 0%, 30.5%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,238,957
CSS custom property--colour: #8CF9AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.27:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#730652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9E9A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9DEB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#76F6E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 10.6Pale green · ΔE 11.6Aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Medium spring green · ΔE 24.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F98CD8
Analogous#A2F98C, #8CF9E3
Triadic#AD8CF9, #F9AD8C
Split complementary#E38CF9, #F98CA2
Tetradic#8CA2F9, #F98CD8, #F9E38C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDFEF2
Lighter +10%#BCFCD0
Darker −10%#5CF68A
Darker −20%#2BF468
Darker −30%#0CE04C
Darker −40%#09B03C
More saturated +25%#86FFAB
Less saturated −25%#9BEAB3

Channel breakdown

R140
G249
B173
Red140 (54.9%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue138.17°
Saturation (HSL)90.08%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G F9 · B AD

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