Colour

#8B9666

#8B9666
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8B9666 is a green with RGB values 139, 150, 102 and HSL 74°, 19%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8B9666#8B9666

HEX#8B9666

RGBrgb(139, 150, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5882, 0.4

RGB percentages54.5%, 58.8%, 40%

HSLhsl(73.8, 19%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(73.8, 32%, 58.8%)

CMYK7.3%, 0%, 32%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,148,006

CSS custom property--colour: #8B9666;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#746999

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C9163no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9168no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#90918Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.7 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 20.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5 Tan · ΔE 22.8 Burlywood · ΔE 26.4 Gray · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 17.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#716696

Analogous#968966, #739666

Triadic#668B96, #96668B

Split complementary#667396, #896696

Tetradic#669689, #716696, #966673

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E9DF

Lighter +30%#D0D5C1

Lighter +20%#B9C0A2

Lighter +10%#A2AB84

Darker −10%#6F7851

Darker −20%#53593D

Darker −30%#373B28

Darker −40%#1A1D13

More saturated +25%#9CB647

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R139

G150

B102

Red139 (54.5%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue73.75°

Saturation (HSL)19.05%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G 96 · B 66

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