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Colour

#8BCC97

  • #8BCC97
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8BCC97 is a green with RGB values 139, 204, 151 and HSL 131°, 39%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8BCC97#8BCC97
HEX#8BCC97
RGBrgb(139, 204, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.8, 0.5922
RGB percentages54.5%, 80%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(131.1, 38.9%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.1, 31.9%, 80%)
CMYK31.9%, 0%, 26%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,161,879
CSS custom property--colour: #8BCC97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#743368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDC194no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3BA9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#82CABEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.6Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.7Aquamarine · ΔE 23.3Light green · ΔE 24.6Sea green · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8BC0
Analogous#A0CC8B, #8BCCB8
Triadic#978BCC, #CC978B
Split complementary#B88BCC, #CC8BA0
Tetradic#8BA0CC, #CC8BC0, #CCB88B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FBF6
Lighter +20%#D2EBD7
Lighter +10%#AEDCB7
Darker −10%#68BC77
Darker −20%#4AA75B
Darker −30%#3A8448
Darker −40%#2A6134
More saturated +25%#76E18A
Less saturated −25%#A0B7A4

Channel breakdown

R139
G204
B151
Red139 (54.5%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue131.08°
Saturation (HSL)38.92%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G CC · B 97

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