Recognised as Colour
#8AAE9A
- #8AAE9A
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#8AAE9A is a green with RGB values 138, 174, 154 and HSL 147°, 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
#8AAE9A#8AAE9A
HEX#8AAE9A
RGBrgb(138, 174, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6824, 0.6039
RGB percentages54.1%, 68.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(146.7, 18.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.7, 20.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK20.7%, 0%, 11.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,088,666
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAE9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#755165
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE8A9E
Analogous#8CAE8A, #8AAEAC
Triadic#9A8AAE, #AE9A8A
Split complementary#AC8AAE, #AE8A8C
Tetradic#8A8CAE, #AE8A9E, #AEAC8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G174
B154
Red138 (54.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue146.67°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G AE · B 9A
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