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Recognised as Colour

#8EE53B

  • #8EE53B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8EE53B is a green with RGB values 142, 229, 59 and HSL 91°, 77%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8EE53B#8EE53B
HEX#8EE53B
RGBrgb(142, 229, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.898, 0.2314
RGB percentages55.7%, 89.8%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(90.7, 76.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90.7, 74.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK38%, 0%, 74.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,364,795
CSS custom property--colour: #8EE53B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.42:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#711AC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED315no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CC4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8EDCC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 15.2Yellow green · ΔE 15.7Limegreen · ΔE 20.1Lawn green · ΔE 22.8Chartreuse · ΔE 23.8Pale green · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#923BE5
Analogous#E3E53B, #3BE53D
Triadic#3B8EE5, #E53B8E
Split complementary#3D3BE5, #E53BE3
Tetradic#3BE3E5, #923BE5, #E53D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FDEF
Lighter +30%#DCF7C2
Lighter +20%#C2F195
Lighter +10%#A8EB68
Darker −10%#74D11C
Darker −20%#5BA416
Darker −30%#427710
Darker −40%#294A0A
More saturated +25%#8DFF21
Less saturated −25%#8FC957

Channel breakdown

R142
G229
B59
Red142 (55.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue90.71°
Saturation (HSL)76.58%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G E5 · B 3B

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