Colour

#8B936D

#8B936D
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8B936D is a green with RGB values 139, 147, 109 and HSL 73°, 15%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8B936D#8B936D

HEX#8B936D

RGBrgb(139, 147, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5765, 0.4275

RGB percentages54.5%, 57.6%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(72.6, 15%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.6, 25.9%, 57.6%)

CMYK5.4%, 0%, 25.9%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,147,245

CSS custom property--colour: #8B936D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#746C92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#988F6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#978F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8F8F89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 19 Tan · ΔE 22 Gray · ΔE 22.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 23.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#756D93

Analogous#93886D, #78936D

Triadic#6D8B93, #936D8B

Split complementary#6D7893, #886D93

Tetradic#6D9388, #756D93, #936D78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8EAE2

Lighter +30%#D1D4C5

Lighter +20%#BABEA8

Lighter +10%#A2A98A

Darker −10%#6F7657

Darker −20%#545941

Darker −30%#383B2C

Darker −40%#1C1E16

More saturated +25%#9DB34D

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R139

G147

B109

Red139 (54.5%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue72.63°

Saturation (HSL)14.96%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G 93 · B 6D

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