Recognised as Colour
#8A9279
- #8A9279
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Gray
#8A9279 is a green with RGB values 138, 146, 121 and HSL 79°, 10%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.
Colour values
#8A9279#8A9279
HEX#8A9279
RGBrgb(138, 146, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5725, 0.4745
RGB percentages54.1%, 57.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(79.2, 10.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.2, 17.1%, 57.3%)
CMYK5.5%, 0%, 17.1%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,081,465
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9279;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#756D86
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#817992
Analogous#928D79, #7D9279
Triadic#798A92, #92798A
Split complementary#797D92, #8E7992
Tetradic#79928E, #817992, #92797D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G146
B121
Red138 (54.1%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue79.2°
Saturation (HSL)10.29%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G 92 · B 79
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