Recognised as Colour

#8FD527

#8FD527
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#8FD527 is a green with RGB values 143, 213, 39 and HSL 84°, 69%, 49%. 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

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HEX#8FD527

RGBrgb(143, 213, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.8353, 0.1529

RGB percentages56.1%, 83.5%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(84.1, 69%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(84.1, 81.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK32.9%, 0%, 81.7%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,426,215

CSS custom property--colour: #8FD527;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#702AD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6C03Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#93CCB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.4 Green yellow · ΔE 18.6 Limegreen · ΔE 23.8 Lawn green · ΔE 28 Chartreuse · ΔE 28.9 Pale green · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D27D5

Analogous#D5C427, #38D527

Triadic#278FD5, #D5278F

Split complementary#2738D5, #C427D5

Tetradic#27D5C4, #6D27D5, #D52738

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8F7D1

Lighter +30%#D2EFA6

Lighter +20%#BCE77B

Lighter +10%#A5DF50

Darker −10%#72AA1F

Darker −20%#557F17

Darker −30%#38540F

Darker −40%#1B2907

More saturated +25%#95F508

Less saturated −25%#89B647

Channel breakdown

R143

G213

B39

Red143 (56.1%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue84.14°

Saturation (HSL)69.05%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8F · G D5 · B 27

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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