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Recognised as Colour

#8B9A45

  • #8B9A45
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8B9A45 is a green with RGB values 139, 154, 69 and HSL 71°, 38%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8B9A45#8B9A45
HEX#8B9A45
RGBrgb(139, 154, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6039, 0.2706
RGB percentages54.5%, 60.4%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(70.6, 38.1%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.6, 55.2%, 60.4%)
CMYK9.7%, 0%, 55.2%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,997
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9A45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#7465BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A3923Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2934Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#929287no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#54459A
Analogous#9A7F45, #609A45
Triadic#458B9A, #9A458B
Split complementary#45609A, #7F459A
Tetradic#459A7F, #54459A, #9A4560

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E0E5C6
Lighter +30%#CDD6A2
Lighter +20%#B9C67F
Lighter +10%#A6B65C
Darker −10%#6B7735
Darker −20%#4B5425
Darker −30%#2C3016
Darker −40%#0C0D06
More saturated +25%#9DB629
Less saturated −25%#797E61

Channel breakdown

R139
G154
B69
Red139 (54.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue70.59°
Saturation (HSL)38.12%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G 9A · B 45

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