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Recognised as Colour

#8EB24C

  • #8EB24C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8EB24C is a green with RGB values 142, 178, 76 and HSL 81°, 40%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8EB24C#8EB24C
HEX#8EB24C
RGBrgb(142, 178, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.698, 0.298
RGB percentages55.7%, 69.8%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(81.2, 40.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.2, 57.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK20.2%, 0%, 57.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,351,756
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB24C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#714DB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA741no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6A553no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#93AA9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 13.7Dark khaki · ΔE 21.8Yellow green · ΔE 23.2Olive · ΔE 24.3Forest green · ΔE 27.6Light green · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#704CB2
Analogous#B2A34C, #5BB24C
Triadic#4C8EB2, #B24C8E
Split complementary#4C5BB2, #A34CB2
Tetradic#4CB2A3, #704CB2, #B24C5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EFDB
Lighter +30%#D2E0B7
Lighter +20%#BBD193
Lighter +10%#A5C26F
Darker −10%#718E3D
Darker −20%#556B2D
Darker −30%#38471E
Darker −40%#1C230F
More saturated +25%#97D22C
Less saturated −25%#85926C

Channel breakdown

R142
G178
B76
Red142 (55.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue81.18°
Saturation (HSL)40.16%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B2 · B 4C

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