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Recognised as Colour

#8AB809

  • #8AB809
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#8AB809 is a green with RGB values 138, 184, 9 and HSL 76°, 91%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#8AB809#8AB809
HEX#8AB809
RGBrgb(138, 184, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7216, 0.0353
RGB percentages54.1%, 72.2%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(75.8, 90.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.8, 95.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK25%, 0%, 95.1%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,091,081
CSS custom property--colour: #8AB809;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#7547F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA827no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#91AF9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.9Olivedrab · ΔE 25.4Green yellow · ΔE 30.8Olive · ΔE 31.5Limegreen · ΔE 32.1Forest green · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3709B8
Analogous#B88F09, #32B809
Triadic#098AB8, #B8098A
Split complementary#0932B8, #8F09B8
Tetradic#09B88F, #3709B8, #B80932

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFFA93
Lighter +30%#D0F763
Lighter +20%#C2F532
Lighter +10%#AEE90B
Darker −10%#668707
Darker −20%#415704
Darker −30%#1D2602
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8EC100
Less saturated −25%#7FA021

Channel breakdown

R138
G184
B9
Red138 (54.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue75.77°
Saturation (HSL)90.67%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8A · G B8 · B 09

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