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Recognised as Colour

#8CCC87

  • #8CCC87
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8CCC87 is a green with RGB values 140, 204, 135 and HSL 116°, 40%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8CCC87#8CCC87
HEX#8CCC87
RGBrgb(140, 204, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8, 0.5294
RGB percentages54.9%, 80%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(115.7, 40.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.7, 33.8%, 80%)
CMYK31.4%, 0%, 33.8%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,227,399
CSS custom property--colour: #8CCC87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#733378

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFC082no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5BA8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#86C8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.8Light green · ΔE 18.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 18.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.3Pale green · ΔE 22.9Sea green · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C787CC
Analogous#AFCC87, #87CCA5
Triadic#878CCC, #CC878C
Split complementary#A587CC, #CC87AF
Tetradic#87AFCC, #C787CC, #CCA587

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3FAF2
Lighter +20%#D1EACF
Lighter +10%#AEDBAB
Darker −10%#6ABD63
Darker −20%#4EA647
Darker −30%#3D8337
Darker −40%#2C5F28
More saturated +25%#7AE172
Less saturated −25%#9EB79C

Channel breakdown

R140
G204
B135
Red140 (54.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue115.65°
Saturation (HSL)40.35%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G CC · B 87

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