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Recognised as Colour

#8AAF51

  • #8AAF51
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8AAF51 is a green with RGB values 138, 175, 81 and HSL 84°, 37%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8AAF51#8AAF51
HEX#8AAF51
RGBrgb(138, 175, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6863, 0.3176
RGB percentages54.1%, 68.6%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(83.6, 37%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(83.6, 53.7%, 68.6%)
CMYK21.1%, 0%, 53.7%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,088,849
CSS custom property--colour: #8AAF51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#7550AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A548no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2A257no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA89Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 13.8Dark khaki · ΔE 20.7Olive · ΔE 25Dark seagreen · ΔE 26.4Yellow green · ΔE 26.8Forest green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7651AF
Analogous#AFA551, #5BAF51
Triadic#518AAF, #AF518A
Split complementary#515BAF, #A551AF
Tetradic#51AFA5, #7651AF, #AF515B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EFDD
Lighter +30%#D0DFBA
Lighter +20%#B9CF97
Lighter +10%#A1BF74
Darker −10%#6F8C41
Darker −20%#536931
Darker −30%#384720
Darker −40%#1C2410
More saturated +25%#91CF31
Less saturated −25%#838F71

Channel breakdown

R138
G175
B81
Red138 (54.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue83.62°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G AF · B 51

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