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Recognised as Colour

#8CA573

  • #8CA573
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8CA573 is a green with RGB values 140, 165, 115 and HSL 90°, 22%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8CA573#8CA573
HEX#8CA573
RGBrgb(140, 165, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6471, 0.451
RGB percentages54.9%, 64.7%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(90, 21.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(90, 30.3%, 64.7%)
CMYK15.2%, 0%, 30.3%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,217,395
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA573;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#735A8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9E70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69C75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.7Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.7Tan · ΔE 25.1Sea green · ΔE 25.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C73A5
Analogous#A5A573, #73A573
Triadic#738CA5, #A5738C
Split complementary#7373A5, #A573A5
Tetradic#73A5A5, #8C73A5, #A57373

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F5EF
Lighter +30%#D9E1D0
Lighter +20%#BFCDB1
Lighter +10%#A6B992
Darker −10%#728B5A
Darker −20%#596C46
Darker −30%#404D32
Darker −40%#262E1E
More saturated +25%#8CC256
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R140
G165
B115
Red140 (54.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue90°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G A5 · B 73

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