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Recognised as Colour

#8EEE5B

  • #8EEE5B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8EEE5B is a green with RGB values 142, 238, 91 and HSL 99°, 81%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8EEE5B#8EEE5B
HEX#8EEE5B
RGBrgb(142, 238, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.9333, 0.3569
RGB percentages55.7%, 93.3%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(99.2, 81.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.2, 61.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK40.3%, 0%, 61.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,367,131
CSS custom property--colour: #8EEE5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#7111A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6DC4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D467no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8AE6CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.8Limegreen · ΔE 19.2Green yellow · ΔE 22.1Pale green · ΔE 23.2Light green · ΔE 24.7Spring green · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB5BEE
Analogous#D8EE5B, #5BEE71
Triadic#5B8EEE, #EE5B8E
Split complementary#715BEE, #EE5BD8
Tetradic#5BD8EE, #BB5BEE, #EE715B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEFCE6
Lighter +20%#CEF8B7
Lighter +10%#AEF389
Darker −10%#6EE92D
Darker −20%#55CE15
Darker −30%#429F11
Darker −40%#2F710C
More saturated +25%#89FF4A
Less saturated −25%#95D772

Channel breakdown

R142
G238
B91
Red142 (55.7%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue99.18°
Saturation (HSL)81.22%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G EE · B 5B

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