Colour

#8EE400

#8EE400
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#8EE400 is a green with RGB values 142, 228, 0 and HSL 83°, 100%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

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HEX#8EE400

RGBrgb(142, 228, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8941, 0

RGB percentages55.7%, 89.4%, 0%

HSLhsl(82.6, 100%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(82.6, 100%, 89.4%)

CMYK37.7%, 0%, 100%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,364,480

CSS custom property--colour: #8EE400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.25:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#711BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3CB30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Tritanopia#90DAC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 9.6 Lawn green · ΔE 16.5 Chartreuse · ΔE 17.3 Yellow green · ΔE 21.5 Limegreen · ΔE 25.4 Lime · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 9.62, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5600E4

Analogous#E4C800, #1CE400

Triadic#008EE4, #E4008E

Split complementary#001CE4, #C800E4

Tetradic#00E4C8, #5600E4, #E4001C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2FFB1

Lighter +30%#CEFF7E

Lighter +20%#BBFF4B

Lighter +10%#A8FF18

Darker −10%#6EB100

Darker −20%#4E7E00

Darker −30%#2F4B00

Darker −40%#0F1800

More saturated +25%#8EE400

Less saturated −25%#87C81C

Channel breakdown

R142

G228

Red142 (55.7%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue82.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G E4 · B 00

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