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Recognised as Colour

#899B5A

  • #899B5A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#899B5A is a green with RGB values 137, 155, 90 and HSL 77°, 27%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#899B5A#899B5A
HEX#899B5A
RGBrgb(137, 155, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.6078, 0.3529
RGB percentages53.7%, 60.8%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(76.6, 26.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(76.6, 41.9%, 60.8%)
CMYK11.6%, 0%, 41.9%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,018,202
CSS custom property--colour: #899B5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#7664A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A29455no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0945Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8E958Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 16.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.1Olivedrab · ΔE 21.8Olive · ΔE 26.8Sea green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C5A9B
Analogous#9B8D5A, #689B5A
Triadic#5A899B, #9B5A89
Split complementary#5A689B, #8D5A9B
Tetradic#5A9B8D, #6C5A9B, #9B5A68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E9D8
Lighter +30%#CED6B8
Lighter +20%#B7C398
Lighter +10%#A1B078
Darker −10%#6C7B47
Darker −20%#505A35
Darker −30%#333A22
Darker −40%#171A0F
More saturated +25%#97BA3B
Less saturated −25%#7B7C79

Channel breakdown

R137
G155
B90
Red137 (53.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue76.62°
Saturation (HSL)26.53%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 89 · G 9B · B 5A

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