Recognised as Colour
#8A9983
- #8A9983
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8A9983 is a green with RGB values 138, 153, 131 and HSL 101°, 10%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8A9983#8A9983
HEX#8A9983
RGBrgb(138, 153, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6, 0.5137
RGB percentages54.1%, 60%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(100.9, 9.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(100.9, 14.4%, 60%)
CMYK9.8%, 0%, 14.4%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,267
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9983;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#75667C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#928399
Analogous#959983, #839987
Triadic#838A99, #99838A
Split complementary#878399, #998395
Tetradic#839599, #928399, #998783
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G153
B131
Red138 (54.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue100.91°
Saturation (HSL)9.73%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G 99 · B 83
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