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Colour

#8CA78E

  • #8CA78E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8CA78E is a green with RGB values 140, 167, 142 and HSL 124°, 13%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8CA78E#8CA78E
HEX#8CA78E
RGBrgb(140, 167, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6549, 0.5569
RGB percentages54.9%, 65.5%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(124.4, 13.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(124.4, 16.2%, 65.5%)
CMYK16.2%, 0%, 15%, 34.5%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,217,934
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA78E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#735871

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A8A28Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39F8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#89A6A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#A78CA5
Analogous#98A78C, #8CA79C
Triadic#8E8CA7, #A78E8C
Split complementary#9C8CA7, #A78C98
Tetradic#8C98A7, #A78CA5, #A79C8C

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E9E3
Lighter +20%#C6D3C7
Lighter +10%#A9BDAA
Darker −10%#6F9172
Darker −20%#59745B
Darker −30%#435744
Darker −40%#2D3A2E
More saturated +25%#73C078
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R140
G167
B142
Red140 (54.9%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue124.44°
Saturation (HSL)13.3%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G A7 · B 8E

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