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Recognised as Colour

#8FFD00

  • #8FFD00
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lawn green

#8FFD00 is a green with RGB values 143, 253, 0 and HSL 86°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lawn green.

Colour values

#8FFD00#8FFD00
HEX#8FFD00
RGBrgb(143, 253, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.9922, 0
RGB percentages56.1%, 99.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(86.1, 100%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.1, 100%, 99.2%)
CMYK43.5%, 0%, 100%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,436,416
CSS custom property--colour: #8FFD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#7002FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9DF38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8EF3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lawn green · ΔE 5.5Chartreuse · ΔE 5.5Green yellow · ΔE 11.2Lime · ΔE 23.8Limegreen · ΔE 30.4Yellow green · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourLawn green (#7CFC00)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E00FD
Analogous#FDEC00, #11FD00
Triadic#008FFD, #FD008F
Split complementary#0011FD, #ED00FD
Tetradic#00FDEC, #6E00FD, #FD0010

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8FFCA
Lighter +30%#D2FF97
Lighter +20%#BCFF64
Lighter +10%#A5FF31
Darker −10%#72CA00
Darker −20%#559700
Darker −30%#396400
Darker −40%#1C3100
More saturated +25%#8FFD00
Less saturated −25%#8BDD20

Channel breakdown

R143
G253
B0
Red143 (56.1%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue86.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G FD · B 00

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