Recognised as Colour
#8C9980
- #8C9980
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#8C9980 is a green with RGB values 140, 153, 128 and HSL 91°, 11%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#8C9980#8C9980
HEX#8C9980
RGBrgb(140, 153, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6, 0.502
RGB percentages54.9%, 60%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(91.2, 10.9%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(91.2, 16.3%, 60%)
CMYK8.5%, 0%, 16.3%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,214,336
CSS custom property--colour: #8C9980;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#73667F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D8099
Analogous#999980, #809981
Triadic#808C99, #99808C
Split complementary#818099, #998099
Tetradic#809999, #8D8099, #998180
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G153
B128
Red140 (54.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue91.2°
Saturation (HSL)10.92%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G 99 · B 80
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