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Recognised as Colour

#8AB27F

  • #8AB27F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8AB27F is a green with RGB values 138, 178, 127 and HSL 107°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8AB27F#8AB27F
HEX#8AB27F
RGBrgb(138, 178, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.698, 0.498
RGB percentages54.1%, 69.8%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(107.1, 24.9%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(107.1, 28.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK22.5%, 0%, 28.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,089,663
CSS custom property--colour: #8AB27F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#754D80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5AA7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA682no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#88AEA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 5.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.4Dark khaki · ΔE 23.2Sea green · ΔE 23.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.3Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 5.18, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A77FB2
Analogous#A3B27F, #7FB28E
Triadic#7F8AB2, #B27F8A
Split complementary#8D7FB2, #B27FA4
Tetradic#7FA4B2, #A77FB2, #B28E7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFE
Lighter +30%#E1EBDF
Lighter +20%#C4D8BF
Lighter +10%#A7C59F
Darker −10%#6D9F5F
Darker −20%#577F4C
Darker −30%#415F39
Darker −40%#2B3F26
More saturated +25%#7BCC65
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R138
G178
B127
Red138 (54.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue107.06°
Saturation (HSL)24.88%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G B2 · B 7F

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