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Recognised as Colour

#8EC320

  • #8EC320
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EC320 is a green with RGB values 142, 195, 32 and HSL 80°, 72%, 45%. 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

#8EC320#8EC320
HEX#8EC320
RGBrgb(142, 195, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7647, 0.1255
RGB percentages55.7%, 76.5%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(79.5, 71.8%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.5, 83.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 83.6%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,356,064
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC320;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#713CDF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6B234no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#94BAA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4.1Green yellow · ΔE 27.3Olivedrab · ΔE 27.9Limegreen · ΔE 29Forest green · ΔE 33.7Green · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.08, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5520C3
Analogous#C3A620, #3DC320
Triadic#208EC3, #C3208E
Split complementary#203DC3, #A620C3
Tetradic#20C3A6, #5520C3, #C3203D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F4BB
Lighter +30%#CEED8F
Lighter +20%#BBE564
Lighter +10%#A8DE38
Darker −10%#6E9719
Darker −20%#4E6B12
Darker −30%#2E400A
Darker −40%#0E1403
More saturated +25%#98DF04
Less saturated −25%#84A73C

Channel breakdown

R142
G195
B32
Red142 (55.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue79.51°
Saturation (HSL)71.81%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C3 · B 20

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