Recognised as Colour

#8BB25B

#8BB25B
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#8BB25B is a green with RGB values 139, 178, 91 and HSL 87°, 36%, 53%. 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

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HEX#8BB25B

RGBrgb(139, 178, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.698, 0.3569

RGB percentages54.5%, 69.8%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(86.9, 36.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(86.9, 48.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK21.9%, 0%, 48.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,155,163

CSS custom property--colour: #8BB25B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#744DA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A854no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A560no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8EAB9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 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 text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 16.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.7 Medium seagreen · ΔE 25.8 Light green · ΔE 26.2 Olive · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#825BB2

Analogous#B2AE5B, #5FB25B

Triadic#5B8BB2, #B25B8B

Split complementary#5B60B2, #AE5BB2

Tetradic#5BB2AE, #825BB2, #B25B60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDF3E6

Lighter +30%#D5E3C3

Lighter +20%#BCD3A0

Lighter +10%#A4C27E

Darker −10%#719446

Darker −20%#577235

Darker −30%#3C4F25

Darker −40%#222C15

More saturated +25%#8ED03D

Less saturated −25%#889479

Channel breakdown

R139

G178

B91

Red139 (54.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue86.9°

Saturation (HSL)36.1%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8B · G B2 · B 5B

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