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Recognised as Colour

#8EBB42

  • #8EBB42
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EBB42 is a green with RGB values 142, 187, 66 and HSL 82°, 48%, 50%. 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

#8EBB42#8EBB42
HEX#8EBB42
RGBrgb(142, 187, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7333, 0.2588
RGB percentages55.7%, 73.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(82.3, 47.8%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.3, 64.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK24.1%, 0%, 64.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,354,050
CSS custom property--colour: #8EBB42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#7144BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4AF32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAC4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#93B3A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 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 text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.2Olivedrab · ΔE 17.5Light green · ΔE 27Forest green · ΔE 27.5Olive · ΔE 27.9Dark khaki · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F42BB
Analogous#BBAB42, #52BB42
Triadic#428EBB, #BB428E
Split complementary#4252BB, #AB42BB
Tetradic#42BBAB, #6F42BB, #BB4252

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8F1D8
Lighter +30%#D1E4B2
Lighter +20%#BBD78C
Lighter +10%#A5C967
Darker −10%#719535
Darker −20%#557027
Darker −30%#384A1A
Darker −40%#1C240D
More saturated +25%#96DB22
Less saturated −25%#869B62

Channel breakdown

R142
G187
B66
Red142 (55.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue82.31°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G BB · B 42

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