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Colour

#8ECE3F

  • #8ECE3F
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8ECE3F is a green with RGB values 142, 206, 63 and HSL 87°, 59%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8ECE3F#8ECE3F
HEX#8ECE3F
RGBrgb(142, 206, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8078, 0.2471
RGB percentages55.7%, 80.8%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(86.9, 59.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.9, 69.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK31.1%, 0%, 69.4%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,358,911
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECE3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#7131C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7BF28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CEBA4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Tritanopia#91C5B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6.6Limegreen · ΔE 25.2Light green · ΔE 27Green yellow · ΔE 27.7Pale green · ΔE 27.9Olivedrab · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F3FCE
Analogous#CEC73F, #46CE3F
Triadic#3F8ECE, #CE3F8E
Split complementary#3F46CE, #C73FCE
Tetradic#3FCEC7, #7F3FCE, #CE3F46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF7E2
Lighter +30%#D6EDB9
Lighter +20%#BEE390
Lighter +10%#A6D868
Darker −10%#74AE2C
Darker −20%#598522
Darker −30%#3E5C18
Darker −40%#23340D
More saturated +25%#91EC21
Less saturated −25%#8BB05D

Channel breakdown

R142
G206
B63
Red142 (55.7%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue86.85°
Saturation (HSL)59.34%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G CE · B 3F

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