Colour

#8EC480

#8EC480
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EC480 is a green with RGB values 142, 196, 128 and HSL 108°, 37%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8EC480

RGBrgb(142, 196, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7686, 0.502

RGB percentages55.7%, 76.9%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(107.6, 36.6%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(107.6, 34.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK27.6%, 0%, 34.7%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,356,416

CSS custom property--colour: #8EC480;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1

Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#713B7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8B97Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0B484no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8BC0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.3 Light green · ΔE 21.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.2 Sea green · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B680C4

Analogous#B0C480, #80C494

Triadic#808EC4, #C4808E

Split complementary#9480C4, #C480B0

Tetradic#80B0C4, #B680C4, #C49480

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBF5E8

Lighter +20%#CCE4C6

Lighter +10%#ADD4A3

Darker −10%#6FB45D

Darker −20%#579846

Darker −30%#437536

Darker −40%#2F5226

More saturated +25%#80DB69

Less saturated −25%#9CAD97

Channel breakdown

R142

G196

B128

Red142 (55.7%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue107.65°

Saturation (HSL)36.56%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G C4 · B 80

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