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Recognised as Colour

#8DB99B

  • #8DB99B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8DB99B is a green with RGB values 141, 185, 155 and HSL 139°, 24%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8DB99B#8DB99B
HEX#8DB99B
RGBrgb(141, 185, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7255, 0.6078
RGB percentages55.3%, 72.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(139.1, 23.9%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(139.1, 23.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK23.8%, 0%, 16.2%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,288,091
CSS custom property--colour: #8DB99B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#724664

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B299no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1AD9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#86B8B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 8.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.2Cadetblue · ΔE 20.7Dark grey · ΔE 23.4Silver · ΔE 24.1Light seagreen · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98DAB
Analogous#95B98D, #8DB9B1
Triadic#9B8DB9, #B99B8D
Split complementary#B18DB9, #B98D95
Tetradic#8D95B9, #B98DAB, #B9B18D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF3EE
Lighter +20%#CCE0D2
Lighter +10%#ADCCB7
Darker −10%#6DA67F
Darker −20%#558B66
Darker −30%#426B4F
Darker −40%#2E4C38
More saturated +25%#76D093
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R141
G185
B155
Red141 (55.3%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue139.09°
Saturation (HSL)23.91%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G B9 · B 9B

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