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Recognised as Colour

#8AAC6B

  • #8AAC6B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8AAC6B is a green with RGB values 138, 172, 107 and HSL 91°, 28%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8AAC6B#8AAC6B
HEX#8AAC6B
RGBrgb(138, 172, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6745, 0.4196
RGB percentages54.1%, 67.5%, 42%
HSLhsl(91.4, 28.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.4, 37.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK19.8%, 0%, 37.8%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,088,107
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAC6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#755394

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B2A366no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA16Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA79Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#8D6BAC
Analogous#ABAC6B, #6BAC6D
Triadic#6B8AAC, #AC6B8A
Split complementary#6D6BAC, #AC6BAA
Tetradic#6BAAAC, #8D6BAC, #AC6D6B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F1F5EE
Lighter +30%#D7E3CD
Lighter +20%#BED1AC
Lighter +10%#A4BE8C
Darker −10%#719252
Darker −20%#577140
Darker −30%#3E512D
Darker −40%#25301B
More saturated +25%#89C94E
Less saturated −25%#8B8F88

Channel breakdown

R138
G172
B107
Red138 (54.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue91.38°
Saturation (HSL)28.14%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G AC · B 6B

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