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Recognised as Colour

#8EC528

  • #8EC528
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EC528 is a green with RGB values 142, 197, 40 and HSL 81°, 66%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EC528#8EC528
HEX#8EC528
RGBrgb(142, 197, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7725, 0.1569
RGB percentages55.7%, 77.3%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(81, 66.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81, 79.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK27.9%, 0%, 79.7%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,356,584
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC528;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45836WCAG 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 10.17:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#713AD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B339no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#93BCA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 3.4Green yellow · ΔE 27.4Olivedrab · ΔE 27.6Limegreen · ΔE 28.1Forest green · ΔE 32.9Light green · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 3.44, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F28C5
Analogous#C5AE28, #3FC528
Triadic#288EC5, #C5288E
Split complementary#283FC5, #AE28C5
Tetradic#28C5AE, #5F28C5, #C5283F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F3C6
Lighter +30%#CFEB9B
Lighter +20%#BAE271
Lighter +10%#A6DA46
Darker −10%#6F9B1F
Darker −20%#517017
Darker −30%#32460E
Darker −40%#141B06
More saturated +25%#97E30A
Less saturated −25%#85A746

Channel breakdown

R142
G197
B40
Red142 (55.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue81.02°
Saturation (HSL)66.24%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C5 · B 28

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