Recognised as Colour

#8FC228

#8FC228
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#8FC228 is a green with RGB values 143, 194, 40 and HSL 80°, 66%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#8FC228

RGBrgb(143, 194, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7608, 0.1569

RGB percentages56.1%, 76.1%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(79.9, 65.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.9, 79.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK26.3%, 0%, 79.4%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,421,352

CSS custom property--colour: #8FC228;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#703DD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CCB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5B139no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#95B9A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 4 Olivedrab · ΔE 25.9 Green yellow · ΔE 29.2 Limegreen · ΔE 29.7 Forest green · ΔE 32.5 Light green · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 4.02, a close match

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B28C2

Analogous#C2A828, #42C228

Triadic#288FC2, #C2288F

Split complementary#2842C2, #A828C2

Tetradic#28C2A8, #5B28C2, #C22842

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3F3C3

Lighter +30%#CFEA99

Lighter +20%#BBE16F

Lighter +10%#A8D944

Darker −10%#70981F

Darker −20%#516D17

Darker −30%#32430E

Darker −40%#121905

More saturated +25%#99DF0B

Less saturated −25%#85A545

Channel breakdown

R143

G194

B40

Red143 (56.1%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue79.87°

Saturation (HSL)65.81%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8F · G C2 · B 28

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