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Recognised as Colour

#8CA42E

  • #8CA42E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8CA42E is a green with RGB values 140, 164, 46 and HSL 72°, 56%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8CA42E#8CA42E
HEX#8CA42E
RGBrgb(140, 164, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6431, 0.1804
RGB percentages54.9%, 64.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(72.2, 56.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.2, 72%, 64.3%)
CMYK14.6%, 0%, 72%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,217,070
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA42E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#735BD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AE9A19no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AB9A38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#949B8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 11.1Olive · ΔE 16.6Yellow green · ΔE 21.8Dark khaki · ΔE 24.4Forest green · ΔE 30Khaki · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#462EA4
Analogous#A4812E, #51A42E
Triadic#2E8CA4, #A42E8C
Split complementary#2E51A4, #812EA4
Tetradic#2EA481, #462EA4, #A42E51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEAB4
Lighter +30%#CEDF8C
Lighter +20%#BDD464
Lighter +10%#ACC83D
Darker −10%#6A7C23
Darker −20%#485418
Darker −30%#262D0C
Darker −40%#040501
More saturated +25%#9CBE14
Less saturated −25%#7C8A48

Channel breakdown

R140
G164
B46
Red140 (54.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue72.2°
Saturation (HSL)56.19%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G A4 · B 2E

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