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Recognised as Colour

#8EF9A4

  • #8EF9A4
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#8EF9A4 is a green with RGB values 142, 249, 164 and HSL 132°, 90%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#8EF9A4#8EF9A4
HEX#8EF9A4
RGBrgb(142, 249, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.9765, 0.6431
RGB percentages55.7%, 97.6%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(132.3, 89.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.3, 43%, 97.6%)
CMYK43%, 0%, 34.1%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,370,020
CSS custom property--colour: #8EF9A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.24:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#71065B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBE99Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDEA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7CF5E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 6.8Pale green · ΔE 7.2Aquamarine · ΔE 22Medium spring green · ΔE 22.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F98EE3
Analogous#ADF98E, #8EF9D9
Triadic#A48EF9, #F9A48E
Split complementary#D98EF9, #F98EAE
Tetradic#8EAEF9, #F98EE3, #F9DA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFFEF2
Lighter +10%#BEFCCB
Darker −10%#5EF67D
Darker −20%#2DF456
Darker −30%#0CE238
Darker −40%#09B22C
More saturated +25%#88FFA0
Less saturated −25%#9DEAAD

Channel breakdown

R142
G249
B164
Red142 (55.7%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue132.34°
Saturation (HSL)89.92%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G F9 · B A4

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