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Recognised as Colour

#8CB590

  • #8CB590
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8CB590 is a green with RGB values 140, 181, 144 and HSL 126°, 22%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8CB590#8CB590
HEX#8CB590
RGBrgb(140, 181, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7098, 0.5647
RGB percentages54.9%, 71%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(125.9, 21.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(125.9, 22.7%, 71%)
CMYK22.7%, 0%, 20.4%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,221,520
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB590;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#734A6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6AE8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA992no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#87B3ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.1Cadetblue · ΔE 23.6Dark grey · ΔE 25.6Sea green · ΔE 26.7Light seagreen · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 4.96, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B58CB1
Analogous#9DB58C, #8CB5A4
Triadic#908CB5, #B5908C
Split complementary#A48CB5, #B58C9D
Tetradic#8C9DB5, #B58CB1, #B5A48C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F1EA
Lighter +20%#CADDCC
Lighter +10%#ABC9AE
Darker −10%#6DA172
Darker −20%#56855A
Darker −30%#426645
Darker −40%#2E4730
More saturated +25%#74CD7D
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R140
G181
B144
Red140 (54.9%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue125.85°
Saturation (HSL)21.69%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B5 · B 90

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