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Recognised as Colour

#8CB79E

  • #8CB79E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8CB79E is a green with RGB values 140, 183, 158 and HSL 145°, 23%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8CB79E#8CB79E
HEX#8CB79E
RGBrgb(140, 183, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7176, 0.6196
RGB percentages54.9%, 71.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(145.1, 23%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.1, 23.5%, 71.8%)
CMYK23.5%, 0%, 13.7%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,222,046
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB79E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#734861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B09Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAB9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#84B7B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.9Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.2Silver · ΔE 22.2Powder blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B78CA5
Analogous#90B78C, #8CB7B3
Triadic#9E8CB7, #B79E8C
Split complementary#B38CB7, #B78C90
Tetradic#8C90B7, #B78CA5, #B7B38C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF2ED
Lighter +20%#CBDED3
Lighter +10%#ABCBB8
Darker −10%#6DA384
Darker −20%#55886A
Darker −30%#416952
Darker −40%#2E4939
More saturated +25%#75CE9A
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R140
G183
B158
Red140 (54.9%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue145.12°
Saturation (HSL)22.99%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B7 · B 9E

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