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Recognised as Colour

#8CB48A

  • #8CB48A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8CB48A is a green with RGB values 140, 180, 138 and HSL 117°, 22%, 62%. 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

#8CB48A#8CB48A
HEX#8CB48A
RGBrgb(140, 180, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7059, 0.5412
RGB percentages54.9%, 70.6%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(117.1, 21.9%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(117.1, 23.3%, 70.6%)
CMYK22.2%, 0%, 23.3%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,221,258
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB48A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#734B75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6AC88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA88Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#89B1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 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 text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 3.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.8Sea green · ΔE 25.6Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9Cadetblue · ΔE 26Dark grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 3.44, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B28AB4
Analogous#A1B48A, #8AB49D
Triadic#8A8CB4, #B48A8C
Split complementary#9D8AB4, #B48AA1
Tetradic#8AA1B4, #B28AB4, #B49D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F0E7
Lighter +20%#C9DCC8
Lighter +10%#ABC8A9
Darker −10%#6DA06B
Darker −20%#578454
Darker −30%#426540
Darker −40%#2E452D
More saturated +25%#76CC72
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R140
G180
B138
Red140 (54.9%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue117.14°
Saturation (HSL)21.88%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B4 · B 8A

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