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Recognised as Colour

#8FCD28

  • #8FCD28
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8FCD28 is a green with RGB values 143, 205, 40 and HSL 83°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8FCD28#8FCD28
HEX#8FCD28
RGBrgb(143, 205, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.8039, 0.1569
RGB percentages56.1%, 80.4%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(82.5, 67.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.5, 80.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK30.2%, 0%, 80.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,424,168
CSS custom property--colour: #8FCD28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.93:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#7032D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFBA3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94C4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 5.1Green yellow · ΔE 23Limegreen · ΔE 25.8Olivedrab · ΔE 31.9Lawn green · ΔE 32.7Light green · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 5.11, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6628CD
Analogous#CDB928, #3CCD28
Triadic#288FCD, #CD288F
Split complementary#283DCD, #B828CD
Tetradic#28CDB8, #6628CD, #CD283D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F5CC
Lighter +30%#D0EDA1
Lighter +20%#BBE477
Lighter +10%#A6DC4C
Darker −10%#71A220
Darker −20%#537817
Darker −30%#364D0F
Darker −40%#182207
More saturated +25%#97EC09
Less saturated −25%#87AE47

Channel breakdown

R143
G205
B40
Red143 (56.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue82.55°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G CD · B 28

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