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Recognised as Colour

#8A975C

  • #8A975C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#8A975C is a green with RGB values 138, 151, 92 and HSL 73°, 24%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#8A975C#8A975C
HEX#8A975C
RGBrgb(138, 151, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5922, 0.3608
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.2%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(73.2, 24.3%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.2, 39.1%, 59.2%)
CMYK8.6%, 0%, 39.1%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,716
CSS custom property--colour: #8A975C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#7568A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9E9158no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D915Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8F9188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#695C97
Analogous#97865C, #6C975C
Triadic#5C8A97, #975C8A
Split complementary#5C6D97, #875C97
Tetradic#5C9786, #695C97, #975C6C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E4E7D8
Lighter +30%#CED4B8
Lighter +20%#B8C198
Lighter +10%#A2AD79
Darker −10%#6D7749
Darker −20%#505835
Darker −30%#333822
Darker −40%#16180F
More saturated +25%#9BB53E
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R138
G151
B92
Red138 (54.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue73.22°
Saturation (HSL)24.28%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G 97 · B 5C

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