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Recognised as Colour

#8EE549

  • #8EE549
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EE549 is a green with RGB values 142, 229, 73 and HSL 93°, 75%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EE549#8EE549
HEX#8EE549
RGBrgb(142, 229, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.898, 0.2863
RGB percentages55.7%, 89.8%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(93.5, 75%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(93.5, 68.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK38%, 0%, 68.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,364,809
CSS custom property--colour: #8EE549;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.45:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#711AB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED332no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CC57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DDCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 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 text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 14.7Green yellow · ΔE 19.3Limegreen · ΔE 19.4Lawn green · ΔE 26.8Pale green · ΔE 27.5Chartreuse · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A049E5
Analogous#DCE549, #49E552
Triadic#498EE5, #E5498E
Split complementary#5249E5, #E549DC
Tetradic#49DCE5, #A049E5, #E55249

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFFFC
Lighter +30%#E1F8CF
Lighter +20%#C5F2A2
Lighter +10%#AAEB76
Darker −10%#73DC1F
Darker −20%#5BAF19
Darker −30%#448213
Darker −40%#2D560C
More saturated +25%#8BFF2F
Less saturated −25%#91CB63

Channel breakdown

R142
G229
B73
Red142 (55.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue93.46°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G E5 · B 49

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