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Recognised as Colour

#8EE55D

  • #8EE55D
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EE55D is a green with RGB values 142, 229, 93 and HSL 98°, 72%, 63%. 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

#8EE55D#8EE55D
HEX#8EE55D
RGBrgb(142, 229, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.898, 0.3647
RGB percentages55.7%, 89.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(98.4, 72.3%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.4, 59.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK38%, 0%, 59.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,364,829
CSS custom property--colour: #8EE55D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#711AA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD44Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CD67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8BDDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 16.4Pale green · ΔE 19.9Light green · ΔE 20.4Limegreen · ΔE 21.1Green yellow · ΔE 26.6Spring green · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 16.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B45DE5
Analogous#D2E55D, #5DE570
Triadic#5D8EE5, #E55D8E
Split complementary#705DE5, #E55DD2
Tetradic#5DD2E5, #B45DE5, #E5705D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAFAE1
Lighter +20%#CBF3B5
Lighter +10%#ADEC89
Darker −10%#6FDE31
Darker −20%#58BE1E
Darker −30%#439217
Darker −40%#2F6610
More saturated +25%#87FD45
Less saturated −25%#95CE74

Channel breakdown

R142
G229
B93
Red142 (55.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue98.38°
Saturation (HSL)72.34%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G E5 · B 5D

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