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Colour

#8ECD4F

  • #8ECD4F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8ECD4F is a green with RGB values 142, 205, 79 and HSL 90°, 56%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8ECD4F#8ECD4F
HEX#8ECD4F
RGBrgb(142, 205, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8039, 0.3098
RGB percentages55.7%, 80.4%, 31%
HSLhsl(90, 55.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 61.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK30.7%, 0%, 61.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,358,671
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECD4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#7132B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BF40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCBA59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Tritanopia#90C5B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 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 text11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12Light green · ΔE 21.6Pale green · ΔE 23.3Olivedrab · ΔE 25.2Limegreen · ΔE 27.7Forest green · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E4FCD
Analogous#CDCD4F, #4FCD4F
Triadic#4F8ECD, #CD4F8E
Split complementary#4F4FCD, #CD4FCD
Tetradic#4FCDCD, #8E4FCD, #CD4F4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4FAEE
Lighter +30%#DBEFC6
Lighter +20%#C1E49E
Lighter +10%#A8D877
Darker −10%#75B534
Darker −20%#5B8E28
Darker −30%#42661D
Darker −40%#283E12
More saturated +25%#8EE933
Less saturated −25%#8EB16B

Channel breakdown

R142
G205
B79
Red142 (55.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)55.75%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G CD · B 4F

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