Colour

#8CA530

#8CA530
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#8CA530 is a green with RGB values 140, 165, 48 and HSL 73°, 55%, 42%. 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

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HEX#8CA530

RGBrgb(140, 165, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6471, 0.1882

RGB percentages54.9%, 64.7%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(72.8, 54.9%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.8, 70.9%, 64.7%)

CMYK15.2%, 0%, 70.9%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,217,328

CSS custom property--colour: #8CA530;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#735ACF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9B1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9B3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#949C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 11 Olive · ΔE 17.1 Yellow green · ΔE 21.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.3 Forest green · ΔE 29.6 Khaki · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4930A5

Analogous#A58430, #52A530

Triadic#308CA5, #A5308C

Split complementary#3052A5, #8430A5

Tetradic#30A584, #4930A5, #A53052

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFEAB7

Lighter +30%#CEDF8F

Lighter +20%#BCD368

Lighter +10%#ABC840

Darker −10%#6A7D25

Darker −20%#495619

Darker −30%#272E0E

Darker −40%#060702

More saturated +25%#9BC015

Less saturated −25%#7D8A4B

Channel breakdown

R140

G165

B48

Red140 (54.9%)

Green165 (64.7%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue72.82°

Saturation (HSL)54.93%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G A5 · B 30

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Colour values

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