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Recognised as Colour

#8DCE79

  • #8DCE79
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8DCE79 is a green with RGB values 141, 206, 121 and HSL 106°, 46%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8DCE79#8DCE79
HEX#8DCE79
RGBrgb(141, 206, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.8078, 0.4745
RGB percentages55.3%, 80.8%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(105.9, 46.4%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.9, 41.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK31.6%, 0%, 41.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,293,433
CSS custom property--colour: #8DCE79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#723186

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#D3C173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9BB7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8AC9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BA79CE
Analogous#B8CE79, #79CE8F
Triadic#798DCE, #CE798D
Split complementary#8F79CE, #CE79B8
Tetradic#79B8CE, #BA79CE, #CE8F79

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF7E9
Lighter +20%#CDE9C4
Lighter +10%#ADDC9E
Darker −10%#6DC054
Darker −20%#55A53C
Darker −30%#427F2F
Darker −40%#2E5A21
More saturated +25%#81E562
Less saturated −25%#99B790

Channel breakdown

R141
G206
B121
Red141 (55.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue105.88°
Saturation (HSL)46.45%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G CE · B 79

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