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Recognised as Colour

#8CFC1F

  • #8CFC1F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#8CFC1F is a green with RGB values 140, 252, 31 and HSL 90°, 97%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#8CFC1F#8CFC1F
HEX#8CFC1F
RGBrgb(140, 252, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.9882, 0.1216
RGB percentages54.9%, 98.8%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(90.4, 97.4%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.4, 87.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK44.4%, 0%, 87.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,239,583
CSS custom property--colour: #8CFC1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.06:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#7303E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7DE40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#89F2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 5.8Chartreuse · ΔE 6.4Green yellow · ΔE 10.5Lime · ΔE 23.6Limegreen · ΔE 27.3Yellow green · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F1FFC
Analogous#FAFC1F, #1FFC21
Triadic#1F8CFC, #FC1F8C
Split complementary#211FFC, #FC1FFB
Tetradic#1FFBFC, #8F1FFC, #FC211F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FFE8
Lighter +30%#DAFEB6
Lighter +20%#C0FD84
Lighter +10%#A6FD51
Darker −10%#72E503
Darker −20%#59B302
Darker −30%#408002
Darker −40%#274E01
More saturated +25%#8CFF1C
Less saturated −25%#8CE03B

Channel breakdown

R140
G252
B31
Red140 (54.9%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue90.41°
Saturation (HSL)97.36%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G FC · B 1F

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