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Recognised as Colour

#8E986F

  • #8E986F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8E986F is a green with RGB values 142, 152, 111 and HSL 75°, 17%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8E986F#8E986F
HEX#8E986F
RGBrgb(142, 152, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5961, 0.4353
RGB percentages55.7%, 59.6%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(74.6, 16.6%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.6, 27%, 59.6%)
CMYK6.6%, 0%, 27%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,345,135
CSS custom property--colour: #8E986F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#716790

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D936Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9471no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#92948Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.2Tan · ΔE 21.5Dark khaki · ΔE 22.6Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.9Gray · ΔE 24.3Dark grey · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#796F98
Analogous#988D6F, #7A986F
Triadic#6F8E98, #986F8E
Split complementary#6F7A98, #8E6F98
Tetradic#6F988D, #796F98, #986F79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEDE6
Lighter +30%#D4D8C8
Lighter +20%#BDC3AA
Lighter +10%#A5AD8D
Darker −10%#737C58
Darker −20%#575E43
Darker −30%#3C402E
Darker −40%#202219
More saturated +25%#9EB750
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R142
G152
B111
Red142 (55.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue74.63°
Saturation (HSL)16.6%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G 98 · B 6F

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