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Recognised as Colour

#8DC540

  • #8DC540
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8DC540 is a green with RGB values 141, 197, 64 and HSL 85°, 53%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8DC540#8DC540
HEX#8DC540
RGBrgb(141, 197, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7725, 0.251
RGB percentages55.3%, 77.3%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(85.3, 53.4%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.3, 67.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK28.4%, 0%, 67.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,291,072
CSS custom property--colour: #8DC540;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#723ABF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB72Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B34Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#91BDAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.8Olivedrab · ΔE 23.2Light green · ΔE 26.2Pale green · ΔE 28Forest green · ΔE 28.8Limegreen · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7840C5
Analogous#C5BA40, #4BC540
Triadic#408DC5, #C5408D
Split complementary#404AC5, #BB40C5
Tetradic#40C5BB, #7840C5, #C5404A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF5DC
Lighter +30%#D3E9B5
Lighter +20%#BCDD8E
Lighter +10%#A4D167
Darker −10%#72A131
Darker −20%#567A25
Darker −30%#3B5319
Darker −40%#1F2C0D
More saturated +25%#92E421
Less saturated −25%#88A65F

Channel breakdown

R141
G197
B64
Red141 (55.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue85.26°
Saturation (HSL)53.41%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G C5 · B 40

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