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Recognised as Colour

#8DC279

  • #8DC279
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8DC279 is a green with RGB values 141, 194, 121 and HSL 104°, 37%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8DC279#8DC279
HEX#8DC279
RGBrgb(141, 194, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.7608, 0.4745
RGB percentages55.3%, 76.1%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(103.6, 37.4%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(103.6, 37.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK27.3%, 0%, 37.6%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,290,361
CSS custom property--colour: #8DC279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#723D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7B774no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB27Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8BBDB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.3Light green · ΔE 21.1Dark khaki · ΔE 23.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.3Pale green · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE79C2
Analogous#B2C279, #79C28A
Triadic#798DC2, #C2798D
Split complementary#8A79C2, #C279B2
Tetradic#79B2C2, #AE79C2, #C28A79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6F2E2
Lighter +20%#C9E2BF
Lighter +10%#ABD29C
Darker −10%#6FB256
Darker −20%#589243
Darker −30%#436F33
Darker −40%#2E4C23
More saturated +25%#82DA61
Less saturated −25%#98AA91

Channel breakdown

R141
G194
B121
Red141 (55.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue103.56°
Saturation (HSL)37.44%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8D · G C2 · B 79

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