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Recognised as Colour

#8EBB40

  • #8EBB40
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EBB40 is a green with RGB values 142, 187, 64 and HSL 82°, 49%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EBB40#8EBB40
HEX#8EBB40
RGBrgb(142, 187, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7333, 0.251
RGB percentages55.7%, 73.3%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(82, 49%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82, 65.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK24.1%, 0%, 65.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,354,048
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBB40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#7144BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AF2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAC4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#93B3A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.5Olivedrab · ΔE 17.8Light green · ΔE 27.5Forest green · ΔE 27.7Olive · ΔE 27.9Dark khaki · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D40BB
Analogous#BBAA40, #51BB40
Triadic#408EBB, #BB408E
Split complementary#4050BB, #AB40BB
Tetradic#40BBAB, #6D40BB, #BB4050

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F1D6
Lighter +30%#D1E4B0
Lighter +20%#BBD78A
Lighter +10%#A5CA64
Darker −10%#719533
Darker −20%#546F26
Darker −30%#374919
Darker −40%#1B230C
More saturated +25%#96DA21
Less saturated −25%#869C5F

Channel breakdown

R142
G187
B64
Red142 (55.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue81.95°
Saturation (HSL)49%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G BB · B 40

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