Recognised as Colour
#8CAE96
- #8CAE96
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#8CAE96 is a green with RGB values 140, 174, 150 and HSL 138°, 17%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#8CAE96#8CAE96
HEX#8CAE96
RGBrgb(140, 174, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6824, 0.5882
RGB percentages54.9%, 68.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(137.6, 17.3%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.6, 19.5%, 68.2%)
CMYK19.5%, 0%, 13.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,219,734
CSS custom property--colour: #8CAE96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#735169
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE8CA4
Analogous#93AE8C, #8CAEA7
Triadic#968CAE, #AE968C
Split complementary#A78CAE, #AE8C93
Tetradic#8C93AE, #AE8CA4, #AEA78C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R140
G174
B150
Red140 (54.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue137.65°
Saturation (HSL)17.35%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G AE · B 96
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