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Recognised as Colour

#8AA40B

  • #8AA40B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8AA40B is a green with RGB values 138, 164, 11 and HSL 70°, 87%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8AA40B#8AA40B
HEX#8AA40B
RGBrgb(138, 164, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6431, 0.0431
RGB percentages54.1%, 64.3%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(70.2, 87.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.2, 93.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK15.9%, 0%, 93.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,085,963
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA40B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#755BF4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9A22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#939B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 16.8Yellow green · ΔE 17.6Olive · ΔE 19.4Dark khaki · ΔE 32.2Forest green · ΔE 32.4Green · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#250BA4
Analogous#A4720B, #3DA40B
Triadic#0B8AA4, #A40B8A
Split complementary#0B3DA4, #720BA4
Tetradic#0BA472, #250BA4, #A40B3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3F784
Lighter +30%#D9F454
Lighter +20%#CEF025
Lighter +10%#B2D40E
Darker −10%#627408
Darker −20%#3A4405
Darker −30%#111501
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#91AF00
Less saturated −25%#7C8E21

Channel breakdown

R138
G164
B11
Red138 (54.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue70.2°
Saturation (HSL)87.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G A4 · B 0B

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