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Recognised as Colour

#8EDA66

  • #8EDA66
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8EDA66 is a green with RGB values 142, 218, 102 and HSL 99°, 61%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8EDA66#8EDA66
HEX#8EDA66
RGBrgb(142, 218, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8549, 0.4
RGB percentages55.7%, 85.5%, 40%
HSLhsl(99.3, 61.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.3, 53.2%, 85.5%)
CMYK34.9%, 0%, 53.2%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,362,022
CSS custom property--colour: #8EDA66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#712599

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1CB5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C46Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8CD3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 14.1Pale green · ΔE 15.7Yellow green · ΔE 18.7Limegreen · ΔE 27.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.3Olivedrab · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B266DA
Analogous#C8DA66, #66DA78
Triadic#668EDA, #DA668E
Split complementary#7866DA, #DA66C8
Tetradic#66C8DA, #B266DA, #DA7866

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F8E1
Lighter +20%#CBEEB8
Lighter +10%#ACE48F
Darker −10%#70D03D
Darker −20%#58B02A
Darker −30%#448621
Darker −40%#2F5D17
More saturated +25%#87F24E
Less saturated −25%#95C27E

Channel breakdown

R142
G218
B102
Red142 (55.7%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue99.31°
Saturation (HSL)61.05%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G DA · B 66

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