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Recognised as Colour

#8EC478

  • #8EC478
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EC478 is a green with RGB values 142, 196, 120 and HSL 103°, 39%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8EC478#8EC478
HEX#8EC478
RGBrgb(142, 196, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7686, 0.4706
RGB percentages55.7%, 76.9%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(102.6, 39.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.6, 38.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK27.6%, 0%, 38.8%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,356,408
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC478;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#713B87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9B973no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1B47Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8CBFB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.7Light green · ΔE 19.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.5Dark khaki · ΔE 23.8Pale green · ΔE 24.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE78C4
Analogous#B4C478, #78C488
Triadic#788EC4, #C4788E
Split complementary#8878C4, #C478B4
Tetradic#78B4C4, #AE78C4, #C48878

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F3E2
Lighter +20%#C9E3BF
Lighter +10%#ACD49B
Darker −10%#70B455
Darker −20%#599541
Darker −30%#447132
Darker −40%#2F4E22
More saturated +25%#84DC60
Less saturated −25%#98AC90

Channel breakdown

R142
G196
B120
Red142 (55.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue102.63°
Saturation (HSL)39.18%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C4 · B 78

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