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Recognised as Colour

#8CB879

  • #8CB879
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8CB879 is a green with RGB values 140, 184, 121 and HSL 102°, 31%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8CB879#8CB879
HEX#8CB879
RGBrgb(140, 184, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.7216, 0.4745
RGB percentages54.9%, 72.2%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(101.9, 30.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.9, 34.2%, 72.2%)
CMYK23.9%, 0%, 34.2%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,222,265
CSS custom property--colour: #8CB879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#734786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCAE75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6AB7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8BB4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.9Dark khaki · ΔE 21.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.1Sea green · ΔE 24.1Olivedrab · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A579B8
Analogous#ACB879, #79B885
Triadic#798CB8, #B8798C
Split complementary#8679B8, #B879AB
Tetradic#79ABB8, #A579B8, #B88579

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFE
Lighter +30%#E2EDDD
Lighter +20%#C5DBBC
Lighter +10%#A9CA9A
Darker −10%#70A658
Darker −20%#598546
Darker −30%#436335
Darker −40%#2C4223
More saturated +25%#82D25F
Less saturated −25%#969E93

Channel breakdown

R140
G184
B121
Red140 (54.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue101.9°
Saturation (HSL)30.73%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G B8 · B 79

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