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Recognised as Colour

#8EC305

  • #8EC305
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EC305 is a green with RGB values 142, 195, 5 and HSL 77°, 95%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EC305#8EC305
HEX#8EC305
RGBrgb(142, 195, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7647, 0.0196
RGB percentages55.7%, 76.5%, 2%
HSLhsl(76.7, 95%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.7, 97.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 97.4%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,356,037
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC305;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#713CFA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B229no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94B9A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7Green yellow · ΔE 25.1Limegreen · ΔE 29.7Olivedrab · ΔE 31.1Lawn green · ΔE 35Chartreuse · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A05C3
Analogous#C39905, #2FC305
Triadic#058EC3, #C3058E
Split complementary#052FC3, #9905C3
Tetradic#05C399, #3A05C3, #C3052F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0FC98
Lighter +30%#D1FB66
Lighter +20%#C3FA34
Lighter +10%#B2F506
Darker −10%#6A9104
Darker −20%#466002
Darker −30%#212E01
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#90C800
Less saturated −25%#83AA1E

Channel breakdown

R142
G195
B5
Red142 (55.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue76.74°
Saturation (HSL)95%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C3 · B 05

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