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Recognised as Colour

#8CFB20

  • #8CFB20
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#8CFB20 is a green with RGB values 140, 251, 32 and HSL 90°, 96%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#8CFB20#8CFB20
HEX#8CFB20
RGBrgb(140, 251, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9843, 0.1255
RGB percentages54.9%, 98.4%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(90.4, 96.5%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.4, 87.3%, 98.4%)
CMYK44.2%, 0%, 87.3%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,239,328
CSS custom property--colour: #8CFB20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.93:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#7304DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6DD41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8AF1D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 6.3Chartreuse · ΔE 6.9Green yellow · ΔE 10.2Lime · ΔE 24Limegreen · ΔE 26.9Yellow green · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 6.32, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F20FB
Analogous#FAFB20, #20FB21
Triadic#208CFB, #FB208C
Split complementary#2120FB, #FB20FA
Tetradic#20FAFB, #8F20FB, #FB2120

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FFE8
Lighter +30%#DAFEB6
Lighter +20%#C0FD84
Lighter +10%#A6FC52
Darker −10%#72E404
Darker −20%#59B203
Darker −30%#408002
Darker −40%#274E01
More saturated +25%#8CFF1C
Less saturated −25%#8CDF3C

Channel breakdown

R140
G251
B32
Red140 (54.9%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue90.41°
Saturation (HSL)96.48%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G FB · B 20

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