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Recognised as Colour

#8FBC30

  • #8FBC30
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8FBC30 is a green with RGB values 143, 188, 48 and HSL 79°, 59%, 46%. 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

#8FBC30#8FBC30
HEX#8FBC30
RGBrgb(143, 188, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7373, 0.1882
RGB percentages56.1%, 73.7%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(79.3, 59.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.3, 74.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK23.9%, 0%, 74.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,419,824
CSS custom property--colour: #8FBC30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#7043CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6AF12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AD3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#95B3A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.2Olivedrab · ΔE 21.1Olive · ΔE 29.3Forest green · ΔE 30.2Light green · ΔE 31.5Green · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D30BC
Analogous#BCA330, #49BC30
Triadic#308FBC, #BC308F
Split complementary#3049BC, #A330BC
Tetradic#30BCA3, #5D30BC, #BC3049

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F1C7
Lighter +30%#CFE69F
Lighter +20%#BBDC76
Lighter +10%#A7D24D
Darker −10%#709326
Darker −20%#516B1B
Darker −30%#324211
Darker −40%#131907
More saturated +25%#9AD913
Less saturated −25%#849F4E

Channel breakdown

R143
G188
B48
Red143 (56.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue79.29°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G BC · B 30

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