Recognised as Colour

#8EFF38

#8EFF38
Green
Light
Nearest: Lawn green

#8EFF38 is a green with RGB values 142, 255, 56 and HSL 94°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#8EFF38#8EFF38

HEX#8EFF38

RGBrgb(142, 255, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 1, 0.2196

RGB percentages55.7%, 100%, 22%

HSLhsl(94.1, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(94.1, 78%, 100%)

CMYK44.3%, 0%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,371,448

CSS custom property--colour: #8EFF38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.51:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#7100C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9E14Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8AF5DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 9.3 Chartreuse · ΔE 9.9 Green yellow · ΔE 10.7 Lime · ΔE 24.7 Limegreen · ΔE 24.8 Yellow green · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A938FF

Analogous#F2FF38, #38FF45

Triadic#388EFF, #FF388E

Split complementary#4638FF, #FF38F1

Tetradic#38F1FF, #A938FF, #FF4538

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5FFD1

Lighter +20%#C8FF9E

Lighter +10%#ABFF6B

Darker −10%#71FF05

Darker −20%#5AD100

Darker −30%#449E00

Darker −40%#2E6B00

More saturated +25%#8EFF38

Less saturated −25%#91E651

Channel breakdown

R142

G255

B56

Red142 (55.7%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue94.07°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G FF · B 38

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