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Recognised as Colour

#8C9B6A

  • #8C9B6A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8C9B6A is a green with RGB values 140, 155, 106 and HSL 78°, 20%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8C9B6A#8C9B6A
HEX#8C9B6A
RGBrgb(140, 155, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6078, 0.4157
RGB percentages54.9%, 60.8%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(78.4, 19.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(78.4, 31.6%, 60.8%)
CMYK9.7%, 0%, 31.6%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,214,826
CSS custom property--colour: #8C9B6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#736495

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A19567no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F956Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#90968Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.5Dark khaki · ΔE 19.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 21.1Tan · ΔE 23.2Burlywood · ΔE 26.7Sea green · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#796A9B
Analogous#9B916A, #749B6A
Triadic#6A8C9B, #9B6A8C
Split complementary#6A749B, #916A9B
Tetradic#6A9B91, #796A9B, #9B6A74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEDE4
Lighter +30%#D3D8C6
Lighter +20%#BBC4A7
Lighter +10%#A4AF89
Darker −10%#717E54
Darker −20%#565F40
Darker −30%#3A412B
Darker −40%#1F2217
More saturated +25%#98BA4B
Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R140
G155
B106
Red140 (54.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue78.37°
Saturation (HSL)19.68%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G 9B · B 6A

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