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Recognised as Colour

#8EDC38

  • #8EDC38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EDC38 is a green with RGB values 142, 220, 56 and HSL 89°, 70%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EDC38#8EDC38
HEX#8EDC38
RGBrgb(142, 220, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8627, 0.2196
RGB percentages55.7%, 86.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(88.5, 70.1%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(88.5, 74.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK35.5%, 0%, 74.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,362,488
CSS custom property--colour: #8EDC38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#7123C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CB12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC549no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#90D3BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.3Green yellow · ΔE 18.5Limegreen · ΔE 21.2Lawn green · ΔE 27.1Chartreuse · ΔE 28.1Pale green · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8638DC
Analogous#DCD838, #3CDC38
Triadic#388EDC, #DC388E
Split complementary#383CDC, #D838DC
Tetradic#38DCD8, #8638DC, #DC383C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FBE5
Lighter +30%#D8F3BA
Lighter +20%#BFEB8F
Lighter +10%#A7E463
Darker −10%#74BF22
Darker −20%#5A941A
Darker −30%#406912
Darker −40%#253D0B
More saturated +25%#8FF91B
Less saturated −25%#8DBF55

Channel breakdown

R142
G220
B56
Red142 (55.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue88.54°
Saturation (HSL)70.09%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G DC · B 38

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