Recognised as Colour
#8AAE96
- #8AAE96
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#8AAE96 is a green with RGB values 138, 174, 150 and HSL 140°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#8AAE96#8AAE96
HEX#8AAE96
RGBrgb(138, 174, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6824, 0.5882
RGB percentages54.1%, 68.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(140, 18.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 20.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK20.7%, 0%, 13.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,088,662
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAE96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#755169
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE8AA2
Analogous#90AE8A, #8AAEA8
Triadic#968AAE, #AE968A
Split complementary#A88AAE, #AE8A90
Tetradic#8A90AE, #AE8AA2, #AEA88A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G174
B150
Red138 (54.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G AE · B 96
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