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Recognised as Colour

#838A66

  • #838A66
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#838A66 is a green with RGB values 131, 138, 102 and HSL 72°, 15%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#838A66#838A66
HEX#838A66
RGBrgb(131, 138, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5412, 0.4
RGB percentages51.4%, 54.1%, 40%
HSLhsl(71.7, 15%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71.7, 26.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK5.1%, 0%, 26.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,620,646
CSS custom property--colour: #838A66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#7C7599

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F8664no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E8767no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#878680no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 20.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 23.6Tan · ΔE 24.3Dark grey · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 20.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D668A
Analogous#8A7F66, #718A66
Triadic#66838A, #8A6683
Split complementary#66718A, #7F668A
Tetradic#668A7F, #6D668A, #8A6671

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E3D9
Lighter +30%#CACDBC
Lighter +20%#B3B89E
Lighter +10%#9CA281
Darker −10%#676D50
Darker −20%#4B4F3B
Darker −30%#2F3225
Darker −40%#14150F
More saturated +25%#95A848
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R131
G138
B102
Red131 (51.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue71.67°
Saturation (HSL)15%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 83 · G 8A · B 66

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