Colour

#8AC581

#8AC581
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8AC581 is a green with RGB values 138, 197, 129 and HSL 112°, 37%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8AC581

RGBrgb(138, 197, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.7725, 0.5059

RGB percentages54.1%, 77.3%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(112.1, 37%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(112.1, 34.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK29.9%, 0%, 34.5%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,094,529

CSS custom property--colour: #8AC581;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#753A7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9BA7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFB485no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#86C1B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.3 Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.7 Light green · ΔE 20.8 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.9 Sea green · ΔE 25.2 Pale green · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC81C5

Analogous#ACC581, #81C59A

Triadic#818AC5, #C5818A

Split complementary#9A81C5, #C581AC

Tetradic#81ACC5, #BC81C5, #C59A81

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBF5EA

Lighter +20%#CBE5C7

Lighter +10%#AAD5A4

Darker −10%#6AB55E

Darker −20%#529947

Darker −30%#3F7637

Darker −40%#2C5426

More saturated +25%#79DC6A

Less saturated −25%#9BAE98

Channel breakdown

R138

G197

B129

Red138 (54.1%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue112.06°

Saturation (HSL)36.96%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8A · G C5 · B 81

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Colour values

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