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Recognised as Colour

#98DC8E

  • #98DC8E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#98DC8E is a green with RGB values 152, 220, 142 and HSL 112°, 53%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#98DC8E#98DC8E
HEX#98DC8E
RGBrgb(152, 220, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8627, 0.5569
RGB percentages59.6%, 86.3%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(112.3, 52.7%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.3, 35.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK30.9%, 0%, 35.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,017,934
CSS custom property--colour: #98DC8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#672371

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0CF89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6C992no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#93D7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.4Pale green · ΔE 16.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 20.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.3Aquamarine · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D28EDC
Analogous#BFDC8E, #8EDCAB
Triadic#8E98DC, #DC8E98
Split complementary#AB8EDC, #DC8EBF
Tetradic#8EBFDC, #D28EDC, #DCAB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFF4DC
Lighter +10%#BBE8B5
Darker −10%#75D067
Darker −20%#51C440
Darker −30%#40A031
Darker −40%#307925
More saturated +25%#8AEF7C
Less saturated −25%#A6CAA1

Channel breakdown

R152
G220
B142
Red152 (59.6%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue112.31°
Saturation (HSL)52.7%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G DC · B 8E

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