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Recognised as Colour

#8BB59C

  • #8BB59C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8BB59C is a green with RGB values 139, 181, 156 and HSL 144°, 22%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8BB59C#8BB59C
HEX#8BB59C
RGBrgb(139, 181, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7098, 0.6118
RGB percentages54.5%, 71%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(144.3, 22.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144.3, 23.2%, 71%)
CMYK23.2%, 0%, 13.8%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,155,996
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB59C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#744A63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AE9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADA99Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#84B4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 11Cadetblue · ΔE 18Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.9Silver · ΔE 22.2Powder blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B58BA4
Analogous#8FB58B, #8BB5B1
Triadic#9C8BB5, #B59C8B
Split complementary#B18BB5, #B58B8F
Tetradic#8B8FB5, #B58BA4, #B5B18B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F1EC
Lighter +20%#C9DDD1
Lighter +10%#AAC9B7
Darker −10%#6CA181
Darker −20%#558568
Darker −30%#416650
Darker −40%#2D4738
More saturated +25%#73CD97
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R139
G181
B156
Red139 (54.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue144.29°
Saturation (HSL)22.11%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G B5 · B 9C

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