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Recognised as Colour

#8CFF40

  • #8CFF40
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#8CFF40 is a green with RGB values 140, 255, 64 and HSL 96°, 100%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#8CFF40#8CFF40
HEX#8CFF40
RGBrgb(140, 255, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 1, 0.251
RGB percentages54.9%, 100%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(96.1, 100%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(96.1, 74.9%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 0%, 74.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,240,384
CSS custom property--colour: #8CFF40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.49:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#7300BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEA0Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E054no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Tritanopia#87F6DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 11.2Chartreuse · ΔE 11.9Green yellow · ΔE 12Limegreen · ΔE 23.2Lime · ΔE 25.2Yellow green · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B340FF
Analogous#EBFF40, #40FF53
Triadic#408CFF, #FF408C
Split complementary#5440FF, #FF40EB
Tetradic#40ECFF, #B340FF, #FF5340

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8FFD9
Lighter +20%#C9FFA6
Lighter +10%#ABFF73
Darker −10%#6DFF0D
Darker −20%#56D900
Darker −30%#42A600
Darker −40%#2E7300
More saturated +25%#8CFF40
Less saturated −25%#91E758

Channel breakdown

R140
G255
B64
Red140 (54.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue96.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G FF · B 40

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