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Recognised as Colour

#8CA243

  • #8CA243
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8CA243 is a green with RGB values 140, 162, 67 and HSL 74°, 41%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8CA243#8CA243
HEX#8CA243
RGBrgb(140, 162, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6353, 0.2627
RGB percentages54.9%, 63.5%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(73.9, 41.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(73.9, 58.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK13.6%, 0%, 58.6%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,216,579
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA243;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#735DBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9939no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A99949no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#939A8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 11.2Dark khaki · ΔE 18Olive · ΔE 18.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 29.3Yellow green · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5943A2
Analogous#A28843, #5CA243
Triadic#438CA2, #A2438C
Split complementary#435DA2, #8843A2
Tetradic#43A288, #5943A2, #A2435D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E8C9
Lighter +30%#CDDAA4
Lighter +20%#B9CB80
Lighter +10%#A6BC5C
Darker −10%#6D7E34
Darker −20%#4E5A25
Darker −30%#2E3616
Darker −40%#0F1207
More saturated +25%#9BBF26
Less saturated −25%#7D8560

Channel breakdown

R140
G162
B67
Red140 (54.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue73.89°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G A2 · B 43

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