Recognised as Colour

#8CB146

#8CB146
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#8CB146 is a green with RGB values 140, 177, 70 and HSL 81°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#8CB146

RGBrgb(140, 177, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6941, 0.2745

RGB percentages54.9%, 69.4%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(80.7, 43.3%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80.7, 60.5%, 69.4%)

CMYK20.9%, 0%, 60.5%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,220,422

CSS custom property--colour: #8CB146;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#734EB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BAA63Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original

Deuteranopia#B5A44Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#91A99Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 13 Yellow green · ΔE 21.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.5 Olive · ΔE 23.7 Forest green · ΔE 27 Light green · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B46B1

Analogous#B1A046, #57B146

Triadic#468CB1, #B1468C

Split complementary#4657B1, #A046B1

Tetradic#46B1A0, #6B46B1, #B14657

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5EED5

Lighter +30%#CFE0B0

Lighter +20%#B9D18C

Lighter +10%#A3C367

Darker −10%#6F8C38

Darker −20%#526829

Darker −30%#35431B

Darker −40%#181F0C

More saturated +25%#96D027

Less saturated −25%#829265

Channel breakdown

R140

G177

B70

Red140 (54.9%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue80.75°

Saturation (HSL)43.32%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8C · G B1 · B 46

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