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Recognised as Colour

#8CB661

  • #8CB661
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8CB661 is a green with RGB values 140, 182, 97 and HSL 90°, 37%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8CB661#8CB661
HEX#8CB661
RGBrgb(140, 182, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7137, 0.3804
RGB percentages54.9%, 71.4%, 38%
HSLhsl(89.6, 36.8%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(89.6, 46.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK23.1%, 0%, 46.7%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,221,729
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB661;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#73499E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDAB5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7A866no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#8EB0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 18.5Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.3Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.5Light green · ΔE 24.6Sea green · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 18.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B61B6
Analogous#B6B561, #62B661
Triadic#618CB6, #B6618C
Split complementary#6162B6, #B661B6
Tetradic#61B6B5, #8B61B6, #B66162

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F6ED
Lighter +30%#D8E6CA
Lighter +20%#BFD6A7
Lighter +10%#A5C684
Darker −10%#729C48
Darker −20%#597938
Darker −30%#3F5628
Darker −40%#263318
More saturated +25%#8CD344
Less saturated −25%#8C997E

Channel breakdown

R140
G182
B97
Red140 (54.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue89.65°
Saturation (HSL)36.8%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B6 · B 61

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