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Colour

#8FF500

  • #8FF500
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#8FF500 is a green with RGB values 143, 245, 0 and HSL 85°, 100%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#8FF500#8FF500
HEX#8FF500
RGBrgb(143, 245, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.9608, 0
RGB percentages56.1%, 96.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(85, 100%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85, 100%, 96.1%)
CMYK41.6%, 0%, 100%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,434,368
CSS custom property--colour: #8FF500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.23:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#700AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2D935no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8FEBD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 8.4Green yellow · ΔE 8.7Chartreuse · ΔE 8.9Lime · ΔE 26.6Limegreen · ΔE 28.3Yellow green · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6600F5
Analogous#F5E100, #14F500
Triadic#008FF5, #F5008F
Split complementary#0014F5, #E000F5
Tetradic#00F5E1, #6600F5, #F50015

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6FFC2
Lighter +30%#D0FF8F
Lighter +20%#BBFF5C
Lighter +10%#A6FF29
Darker −10%#71C200
Darker −20%#538F00
Darker −30%#365C00
Darker −40%#182900
More saturated +25%#8FF500
Less saturated −25%#8AD61F

Channel breakdown

R143
G245
B0
Red143 (56.1%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue84.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G F5 · B 00

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