Colour

#8EDF3F

#8EDF3F
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#8EDF3F is a green with RGB values 142, 223, 63 and HSL 90°, 71%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#8EDF3F

RGBrgb(142, 223, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8745, 0.2471

RGB percentages55.7%, 87.5%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(90.4, 71.4%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(90.4, 71.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK36.3%, 0%, 71.7%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,363,263

CSS custom property--colour: #8EDF3F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2

Inverted#7120C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8CE22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#DDC84Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Tritanopia#8FD6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 12.3 Green yellow · ΔE 18.9 Limegreen · ΔE 20.4 Lawn green · ΔE 27.2 Chartreuse · ΔE 28.2 Pale green · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#903FDF

Analogous#DEDF3F, #3FDF40

Triadic#3F8EDF, #DF3F8E

Split complementary#403FDF, #DF3FDE

Tetradic#3FDEDF, #903FDF, #DF403F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5FCEE

Lighter +30%#DBF5C2

Lighter +20%#C1EE96

Lighter +10%#A8E66B

Darker −10%#74C922

Darker −20%#5B9E1A

Darker −30%#427213

Darker −40%#29460C

More saturated +25%#8EFB23

Less saturated −25%#8EC35B

Channel breakdown

R142

G223

B63

Red142 (55.7%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue90.38°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G DF · B 3F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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