Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#8BB257

  • #8BB257
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8BB257 is a green with RGB values 139, 178, 87 and HSL 86°, 37%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8BB257#8BB257
HEX#8BB257
RGBrgb(139, 178, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.698, 0.3412
RGB percentages54.5%, 69.8%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(85.7, 37.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 51.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK21.9%, 0%, 51.1%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,155,159
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB257;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#744DA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAA84Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4A55Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8FAB9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 15.5Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 24.6Light green · ΔE 26.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.7Olive · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E57B2
Analogous#B2AB57, #5DB257
Triadic#578BB2, #B2578B
Split complementary#575DB2, #AC57B2
Tetradic#57B2AC, #7E57B2, #B2575D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF2E3
Lighter +30%#D3E2C0
Lighter +20%#BBD29D
Lighter +10%#A3C27A
Darker −10%#719343
Darker −20%#567033
Darker −30%#3B4D23
Darker −40%#202A13
More saturated +25%#8FD138
Less saturated −25%#879376

Channel breakdown

R139
G178
B87
Red139 (54.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue85.71°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G B2 · B 57

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “8bb257” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.