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Recognised as Colour

#8FBC22

  • #8FBC22
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8FBC22 is a green with RGB values 143, 188, 34 and HSL 78°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8FBC22#8FBC22
HEX#8FBC22
RGBrgb(143, 188, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7373, 0.1333
RGB percentages56.1%, 73.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(77.5, 69.4%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.5, 81.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK23.9%, 0%, 81.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,419,810
CSS custom property--colour: #8FBC22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#7043DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AD34no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#96B3A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6.4Olivedrab · ΔE 23.9Olive · ΔE 30.7Green yellow · ΔE 31.6Limegreen · ΔE 32.2Forest green · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F22BC
Analogous#BC9C22, #42BC22
Triadic#228FBC, #BC228F
Split complementary#2242BC, #9C22BC
Tetradic#22BC9C, #4F22BC, #BC2242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1F2B8
Lighter +30%#CFEA8D
Lighter +20%#BDE361
Lighter +10%#ABDB36
Darker −10%#6E911A
Darker −20%#4D6612
Darker −30%#2C3A0B
Darker −40%#0C0F03
More saturated +25%#9BD806
Less saturated −25%#83A03E

Channel breakdown

R143
G188
B34
Red143 (56.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue77.53°
Saturation (HSL)69.37%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G BC · B 22

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