Recognised as Colour

#8EC006

#8EC006
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#8EC006 is a green with RGB values 142, 192, 6 and HSL 76°, 94%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#8EC006

RGBrgb(142, 192, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7529, 0.0235

RGB percentages55.7%, 75.3%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(76.1, 93.9%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(76.1, 96.9%, 75.3%)

CMYK26%, 0%, 96.9%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,355,270

CSS custom property--colour: #8EC006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1

Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#713FF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4AF28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Tritanopia#95B6A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6.7 Green yellow · ΔE 26.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.5 Limegreen · ΔE 30.7 Olive · ΔE 35.4 Forest green · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3806C0

Analogous#C09506, #31C006

Triadic#068EC0, #C0068E

Split complementary#0631C0, #9506C0

Tetradic#06C095, #3806C0, #C00631

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E0FC96

Lighter +30%#D2FA65

Lighter +20%#C4F933

Lighter +10%#B3F108

Darker −10%#698F04

Darker −20%#455D03

Darker −30%#202C01

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#91C600

Less saturated −25%#83A71F

Channel breakdown

R142

G192

Red142 (55.7%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue76.13°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G C0 · B 06

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Colour values

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