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Recognised as Colour

#8BB999

  • #8BB999
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8BB999 is a green with RGB values 139, 185, 153 and HSL 138°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8BB999#8BB999
HEX#8BB999
RGBrgb(139, 185, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7255, 0.6
RGB percentages54.5%, 72.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(138.3, 24.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.3, 24.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK24.9%, 0%, 17.3%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,157,017
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB999;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#744666

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B297no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AC9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#84B8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 21.4Light seagreen · ΔE 24.2Dark grey · ΔE 24.7Silver · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98BAB
Analogous#94B98B, #8BB9B0
Triadic#998BB9, #B9998B
Split complementary#B08BB9, #B98B94
Tetradic#8B94B9, #B98BAB, #B9B08B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF3ED
Lighter +20%#CBDFD1
Lighter +10%#ABCCB5
Darker −10%#6BA67D
Darker −20%#548A64
Darker −30%#406B4D
Darker −40%#2D4B36
More saturated +25%#74D090
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R139
G185
B153
Red139 (54.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue138.26°
Saturation (HSL)24.73%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G B9 · B 99

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