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Recognised as Colour

#8DC230

  • #8DC230
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8DC230 is a green with RGB values 141, 194, 48 and HSL 82°, 60%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8DC230#8DC230
HEX#8DC230
RGBrgb(141, 194, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7608, 0.1882
RGB percentages55.3%, 76.1%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(81.8, 60.3%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.8, 75.3%, 76.1%)
CMYK27.3%, 0%, 75.3%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,290,288
CSS custom property--colour: #8DC230;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#723DCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB40Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B13Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92B9A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 5.3Olivedrab · ΔE 24.5Limegreen · ΔE 29Green yellow · ΔE 30.5Forest green · ΔE 30.7Light green · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 5.27, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6530C2
Analogous#C2AE30, #44C230
Triadic#308DC2, #C2308D
Split complementary#3044C2, #AE30C2
Tetradic#30C2AE, #6530C2, #C23044

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F2CC
Lighter +30%#CFE8A3
Lighter +20%#BADE7A
Lighter +10%#A4D451
Darker −10%#6F9926
Darker −20%#52701C
Darker −30%#344712
Darker −40%#161E08
More saturated +25%#95E012
Less saturated −25%#85A44E

Channel breakdown

R141
G194
B48
Red141 (55.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue81.78°
Saturation (HSL)60.33%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G C2 · B 30

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