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Recognised as Colour

#8EB41B

  • #8EB41B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EB41B is a green with RGB values 142, 180, 27 and HSL 75°, 74%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EB41B#8EB41B
HEX#8EB41B
RGBrgb(142, 180, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7059, 0.1059
RGB percentages55.7%, 70.6%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(74.9, 73.9%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.9, 85%, 70.6%)
CMYK21.1%, 0%, 85%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,352,219
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB41B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#714BE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFA800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA62Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#95AB99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.1Olivedrab · ΔE 21.2Olive · ΔE 26.8Forest green · ΔE 32.1Green · ΔE 33.3Green yellow · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#411BB4
Analogous#B48D1B, #42B41B
Triadic#1B8EB4, #B41B8E
Split complementary#1B42B4, #8E1BB4
Tetradic#1BB48D, #411BB4, #B41B42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F2A9
Lighter +30%#D0EB7D
Lighter +20%#C0E550
Lighter +10%#B0DE24
Darker −10%#6B8814
Darker −20%#485B0E
Darker −30%#252F07
Darker −40%#020300
More saturated +25%#9BCE01
Less saturated −25%#819A35

Channel breakdown

R142
G180
B27
Red142 (55.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue74.9°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B4 · B 1B

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