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Colour

#8EED55

  • #8EED55
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EED55 is a green with RGB values 142, 237, 85 and HSL 98°, 81%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EED55#8EED55
HEX#8EED55
RGBrgb(142, 237, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.9294, 0.3333
RGB percentages55.7%, 92.9%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(97.5, 80.9%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.5, 64.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK40.1%, 0%, 64.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,366,869
CSS custom property--colour: #8EED55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.4:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#7112AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5DB42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D362no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8BE5CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.2Limegreen · ΔE 18.9Green yellow · ΔE 20.2Pale green · ΔE 25.3Lawn green · ΔE 26.7Light green · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B455ED
Analogous#DAED55, #55ED68
Triadic#558EED, #ED558E
Split complementary#6855ED, #ED55DA
Tetradic#55DAED, #B455ED, #ED6855

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAFCDF
Lighter +20%#CBF7B1
Lighter +10%#ADF283
Darker −10%#6FE827
Darker −20%#58C715
Darker −30%#439910
Darker −40%#2F6B0B
More saturated +25%#8AFF43
Less saturated −25%#94D66C

Channel breakdown

R142
G237
B85
Red142 (55.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue97.5°
Saturation (HSL)80.85%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G ED · B 55

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