#8AF049

A light, vivid green closely aligning with Greenyellow.

About #8AF049

When working with digital screens, the color #8AF049 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Greenyellow. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 240 green, and 73 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 43% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 70% Yellow, and 6% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AF049
RGB138, 240, 73
HSL96.6°, 84.8%, 61.4%
CMYK43%, 0%, 70%, 6%
HSV96.6°, 69.6%, 94.1%
LAB86.1, -56.8, 67.9
XYZ42.8, 68.2, 17.2
Decimal9105481

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.64:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.45:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AF049; }
.text-color { color: #8AF049; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AF049; }

Similar Colors

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