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Recognised as Colour

#8CB396

  • #8CB396
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8CB396 is a green with RGB values 140, 179, 150 and HSL 135°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8CB396#8CB396
HEX#8CB396
RGBrgb(140, 179, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.702, 0.5882
RGB percentages54.9%, 70.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(135.4, 20.4%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.4, 21.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK21.8%, 0%, 16.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,221,014
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB396;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#734C69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3AC94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACA898no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#86B2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.3Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.8Silver · ΔE 23.3Light seagreen · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B38CA9
Analogous#96B38C, #8CB3A9
Triadic#968CB3, #B3968C
Split complementary#AA8CB3, #B38C96
Tetradic#8C96B3, #B38CA9, #B3A98C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F0EA
Lighter +20%#C9DCCE
Lighter +10%#ABC7B2
Darker −10%#6D9F7A
Darker −20%#568362
Darker −30%#42644B
Darker −40%#2E4534
More saturated +25%#74CB8A
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R140
G179
B150
Red140 (54.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue135.38°
Saturation (HSL)20.42%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B3 · B 96

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