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Recognised as Colour

#8EE86C

  • #8EE86C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#8EE86C is a green with RGB values 142, 232, 108 and HSL 104°, 73%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#8EE86C#8EE86C
HEX#8EE86C
RGBrgb(142, 232, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.9098, 0.4235
RGB percentages55.7%, 91%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(103.5, 72.9%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.5, 53.4%, 91%)
CMYK38.8%, 0%, 53.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,365,612
CSS custom property--colour: #8EE86C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.91:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#711793

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFD760no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CF75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#89E1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 14.4Light green · ΔE 14.9Yellow green · ΔE 20.4Limegreen · ΔE 23.7Spring green · ΔE 28.4Medium spring green · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C66CE8
Analogous#CCE86C, #6CE888
Triadic#6C8EE8, #E86C8E
Split complementary#886CE8, #E86CCC
Tetradic#6CCCE8, #C66CE8, #E8886C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FDF0
Lighter +20%#D2F6C4
Lighter +10%#B0EF98
Darker −10%#6CE140
Darker −20%#50CE20
Darker −30%#3FA219
Darker −40%#2E7612
More saturated +25%#84FD57
Less saturated −25%#98D381

Channel breakdown

R142
G232
B108
Red142 (55.7%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue103.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.94%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G E8 · B 6C

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