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Recognised as Colour

#8CA234

  • #8CA234
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8CA234 is a green with RGB values 140, 162, 52 and HSL 72°, 51%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8CA234#8CA234
HEX#8CA234
RGBrgb(140, 162, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6353, 0.2039
RGB percentages54.9%, 63.5%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(72, 51.4%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72, 67.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK13.6%, 0%, 67.9%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,216,564
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA234;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#735DCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AC9924no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA993Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#94998Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 10.1Olive · ΔE 15.8Dark khaki · ΔE 22Yellow green · ΔE 24.6Forest green · ΔE 30.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A34A2
Analogous#A28134, #55A234
Triadic#348CA2, #A2348C
Split complementary#3455A2, #8134A2
Tetradic#34A281, #4A34A2, #A23455

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE9B9
Lighter +30%#CEDC93
Lighter +20%#BCD06C
Lighter +10%#AAC346
Darker −10%#6B7B28
Darker −20%#49551B
Darker −30%#282E0F
Darker −40%#070802
More saturated +25%#9CBD19
Less saturated −25%#7C874F

Channel breakdown

R140
G162
B52
Red140 (54.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue72°
Saturation (HSL)51.4%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G A2 · B 34

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