Recognised as Colour

#8BB12B

#8BB12B
Green
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#8BB12B is a green with RGB values 139, 177, 43 and HSL 77°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#8BB12B

RGBrgb(139, 177, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6941, 0.1686

RGB percentages54.5%, 69.4%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(77, 60.9%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(77, 75.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK21.5%, 0%, 75.7%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,154,859

CSS custom property--colour: #8BB12B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#744ED4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBA50Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A438no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#92A898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 16.6 Olive · ΔE 24.3 Forest green · ΔE 28.8 Green · ΔE 30.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#512BB1

Analogous#B1942B, #48B12B

Triadic#2B8BB1, #B12B8B

Split complementary#2B48B1, #942BB1

Tetradic#2BB194, #512BB1, #B12B48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFEEBA

Lighter +30%#CDE491

Lighter +20%#BADA68

Lighter +10%#A7D03F

Darker −10%#6B8821

Darker −20%#4B5F17

Darker −30%#2A360D

Darker −40%#0A0D03

More saturated +25%#97CD10

Less saturated −25%#7F9547

Channel breakdown

R139

G177

B43

Red139 (54.5%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue77.01°

Saturation (HSL)60.91%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G B1 · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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