Recognised as Colour

#8AB36F

#8AB36F
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8AB36F is a green with RGB values 138, 179, 111 and HSL 96°, 31%, 57%. 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

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HEX#8AB36F

RGBrgb(138, 179, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.702, 0.4353

RGB percentages54.1%, 70.2%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(96.2, 30.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(96.2, 38%, 70.2%)

CMYK22.9%, 0%, 38%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,089,903

CSS custom property--colour: #8AB36F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 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#A5A5A5

Inverted#754C90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8A96Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2A673no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Tritanopia#8AAEA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 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 13 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 23 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.9 Sea green · ΔE 24.1 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#986FB3

Analogous#ACB36F, #6FB376

Triadic#6F8AB3, #B36F8A

Split complementary#766FB3, #B36FAC

Tetradic#6FACB3, #986FB3, #B3766F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6F9F5

Lighter +30%#DBE8D3

Lighter +20%#C0D6B2

Lighter +10%#A5C590

Darker −10%#709C53

Darker −20%#587B41

Darker −30%#405A2F

Darker −40%#28381E

More saturated +25%#84CF53

Less saturated −25%#90978B

Channel breakdown

R138

G179

B111

Red138 (54.1%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue96.18°

Saturation (HSL)30.91%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G B3 · B 6F

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