Recognised as Colour

#8ED90C

#8ED90C
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#8ED90C is a green with RGB values 142, 217, 12 and HSL 82°, 90%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8ED90C#8ED90C

HEX#8ED90C

RGBrgb(142, 217, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.851, 0.0471

RGB percentages55.7%, 85.1%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(82, 89.5%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(82, 94.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK34.6%, 0%, 94.5%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,361,676

CSS custom property--colour: #8ED90C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#7126F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9C231no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Tritanopia#92CFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 14.2 Yellow green · ΔE 15 Lawn green · ΔE 22.9 Chartreuse · ΔE 23.8 Limegreen · ΔE 24.8 Yellow · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#570CD9

Analogous#D9BD0C, #28D90C

Triadic#0C8ED9, #D90C8E

Split complementary#0C27D9, #BE0CD9

Tetradic#0CD9BE, #570CD9, #D90C27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2FBB6

Lighter +30%#CEF886

Lighter +20%#BBF655

Lighter +10%#A8F325

Darker −10%#6EA909

Darker −20%#4F7807

Darker −30%#2F4804

Darker −40%#101801

More saturated +25%#91E500

Less saturated −25%#86BC29

Channel breakdown

R142

G217

B12

Red142 (55.7%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue81.95°

Saturation (HSL)89.52%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G D9 · B 0C

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