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Recognised as Colour

#8FD500

  • #8FD500
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8FD500 is a green with RGB values 143, 213, 0 and HSL 80°, 100%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8FD500#8FD500
HEX#8FD500
RGBrgb(143, 213, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.8353, 0
RGB percentages56.1%, 83.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(79.7, 100%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.7, 100%, 83.5%)
CMYK32.9%, 0%, 100%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,426,176
CSS custom property--colour: #8FD500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#702AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0C400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C02Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#93CBB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.8Green yellow · ΔE 15.7Lawn green · ΔE 24.9Chartreuse · ΔE 25.8Limegreen · ΔE 26.1Yellow · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4600D5
Analogous#D5B100, #24D500
Triadic#008FD5, #D5008F
Split complementary#0024D5, #B000D5
Tetradic#00D5B1, #4600D5, #D50025

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0FFA2
Lighter +30%#D0FF6F
Lighter +20%#BFFF3C
Lighter +10%#AEFF09
Darker −10%#6DA200
Darker −20%#4B6F00
Darker −30%#283C00
Darker −40%#060900
More saturated +25%#8FD500
Less saturated −25%#86BA1B

Channel breakdown

R143
G213
B0
Red143 (56.1%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue79.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G D5 · B 00

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