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Recognised as Colour

#8EDC00

  • #8EDC00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8EDC00 is a green with RGB values 142, 220, 0 and HSL 81°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8EDC00#8EDC00
HEX#8EDC00
RGBrgb(142, 220, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8627, 0
RGB percentages55.7%, 86.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(81.3, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.3, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 100%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,362,432
CSS custom property--colour: #8EDC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#7123FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E6CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC52Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Tritanopia#91D2BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.5Yellow green · ΔE 17.4Lawn green · ΔE 20.8Chartreuse · ΔE 21.7Limegreen · ΔE 25.2Yellow · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E00DC
Analogous#DCBC00, #20DC00
Triadic#008EDC, #DC008E
Split complementary#0020DC, #BC00DC
Tetradic#00DCBC, #4E00DC, #DC0020

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1FFA9
Lighter +30%#CEFF76
Lighter +20%#BCFF43
Lighter +10%#AAFF10
Darker −10%#6DA900
Darker −20%#4C7600
Darker −30%#2B4300
Darker −40%#0A1000
More saturated +25%#8EDC00
Less saturated −25%#86C11C

Channel breakdown

R142
G220
B0
Red142 (55.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue81.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G DC · B 00

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