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Recognised as Colour

#8CCDA9

  • #8CCDA9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8CCDA9 is a green with RGB values 140, 205, 169 and HSL 147°, 39%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8CCDA9#8CCDA9
HEX#8CCDA9
RGBrgb(140, 205, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.8039, 0.6627
RGB percentages54.9%, 80.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(146.8, 39.4%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.8, 31.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK31.7%, 0%, 17.6%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,227,689
CSS custom property--colour: #8CCDA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#733256

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCC4A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1BCABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7FCCC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.8Turquoise · ΔE 22.5Aquamarine · ΔE 22.7Light seagreen · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8CB0
Analogous#90CD8C, #8CCDC9
Triadic#A98CCD, #CDA98C
Split complementary#C98CCD, #CD8C90
Tetradic#8C90CD, #CD8CB0, #CDC98C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FBF9
Lighter +20%#D3ECDE
Lighter +10%#B0DCC4
Darker −10%#68BE8E
Darker −20%#4AA974
Darker −30%#3A865C
Darker −40%#2B6244
More saturated +25%#77E2A7
Less saturated −25%#A1B8AB

Channel breakdown

R140
G205
B169
Red140 (54.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue146.77°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8C · G CD · B A9

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