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Recognised as Colour

#8EC34C

  • #8EC34C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EC34C is a green with RGB values 142, 195, 76 and HSL 87°, 50%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EC34C#8EC34C
HEX#8EC34C
RGBrgb(142, 195, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7647, 0.298
RGB percentages55.7%, 76.5%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(86.7, 49.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.7, 61%, 76.5%)
CMYK27.2%, 0%, 61%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,356,108
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC34C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#713CB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCB63Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4B255no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#91BBAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.2Olivedrab · ΔE 20.4Light green · ΔE 23.2Pale green · ΔE 25.8Forest green · ΔE 27.3Dark khaki · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#814CC3
Analogous#C3BC4C, #53C34C
Triadic#4C8EC3, #C34C8E
Split complementary#4C53C3, #BC4CC3
Tetradic#4CC3BC, #814CC3, #C34C53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF6E5
Lighter +30%#D6E9BF
Lighter +20%#BEDD98
Lighter +10%#A6D072
Darker −10%#74A537
Darker −20%#597F2A
Darker −30%#3E581E
Darker −40%#233211
More saturated +25%#91E12E
Less saturated −25%#8BA56A

Channel breakdown

R142
G195
B76
Red142 (55.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue86.72°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C3 · B 4C

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