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Recognised as Colour

#8FED38

  • #8FED38
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#8FED38 is a green with RGB values 143, 237, 56 and HSL 91°, 83%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#8FED38#8FED38
HEX#8FED38
RGBrgb(143, 237, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.9294, 0.2196
RGB percentages56.1%, 92.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(91.2, 83.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.2, 76.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK39.7%, 0%, 76.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,432,376
CSS custom property--colour: #8FED38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#7012C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6DA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EAD34Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8FE4CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 11.4Lawn green · ΔE 18Chartreuse · ΔE 18.9Yellow green · ΔE 20.2Limegreen · ΔE 21Lime · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9638ED
Analogous#EAED38, #38ED3C
Triadic#388FED, #ED388F
Split complementary#3B38ED, #ED38EA
Tetradic#38E9ED, #9638ED, #ED3C38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FEF3
Lighter +30%#DEFAC4
Lighter +20%#C4F596
Lighter +10%#A9F167
Darker −10%#75DE14
Darker −20%#5CAF10
Darker −30%#44800C
Darker −40%#2B5207
More saturated +25%#8EFF26
Less saturated −25%#90D253

Channel breakdown

R143
G237
B56
Red143 (56.1%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue91.16°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G ED · B 38

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