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Recognised as Colour

#8CFF72

  • #8CFF72
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#8CFF72 is a green with RGB values 140, 255, 114 and HSL 109°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#8CFF72#8CFF72
HEX#8CFF72
RGBrgb(140, 255, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 1, 0.4471
RGB percentages54.9%, 100%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(108.9, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(108.9, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 0%, 55.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,240,434
CSS custom property--colour: #8CFF72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.66:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#73008D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEB64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E17Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Tritanopia#82F8E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 20.6Limegreen · ΔE 20.9Spring green · ΔE 21Light green · ΔE 23.4Green yellow · ΔE 26Yellow green · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 20.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E572FF
Analogous#D3FF72, #72FF9E
Triadic#728CFF, #FF728C
Split complementary#9F72FF, #FF72D2
Tetradic#72D2FF, #E572FF, #FF9E72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFFFD8
Lighter +10%#B6FFA5
Darker −10%#62FF3F
Darker −20%#39FF0C
Darker −30%#28D800
Darker −40%#1EA500
More saturated +25%#8CFF72
Less saturated −25%#97ED84

Channel breakdown

R140
G255
B114
Red140 (54.9%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue108.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G FF · B 72

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