Colour

#8ECC65

#8ECC65
Green
Dark
Nearest: Light green

#8ECC65 is a green with RGB values 142, 204, 101 and HSL 96°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

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HEX#8ECC65

RGBrgb(142, 204, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8, 0.3961

RGB percentages55.7%, 80%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(96.1, 50.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.1, 50.5%, 80%)

CMYK30.4%, 0%, 50.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,358,437

CSS custom property--colour: #8ECC65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#71339A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3BF5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAB96Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8EC5B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 15.7 Pale green · ΔE 19.1 Yellow green · ΔE 21.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.9 Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.3 Forest green · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A365CC

Analogous#C2CC65, #65CC70

Triadic#658ECC, #CC658E

Split complementary#6F65CC, #CC65C2

Tetradic#65C2CC, #A365CC, #CC7065

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFFFE

Lighter +30%#E2F2D8

Lighter +20%#C6E5B2

Lighter +10%#AAD98B

Darker −10%#72BF3F

Darker −20%#5B9833

Darker −30%#447226

Darker −40%#2D4C19

More saturated +25%#89E64B

Less saturated −25%#93B27F

Channel breakdown

R142

G204

B101

Red142 (55.7%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue96.12°

Saturation (HSL)50.24%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G CC · B 65

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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