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Recognised as Colour

#8EA520

  • #8EA520
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8EA520 is a green with RGB values 142, 165, 32 and HSL 70°, 68%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8EA520#8EA520
HEX#8EA520
RGBrgb(142, 165, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6471, 0.1255
RGB percentages55.7%, 64.7%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(70.4, 67.5%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(70.4, 80.6%, 64.7%)
CMYK13.9%, 0%, 80.6%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,384
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA520;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#715ADF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B09B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9B2Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#979C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.4Olive · ΔE 17.4Yellow green · ΔE 19.2Dark khaki · ΔE 28Forest green · ΔE 31.9Green · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3720A5
Analogous#A57A20, #4CA520
Triadic#208EA5, #A5208E
Split complementary#204CA5, #7A20A5
Tetradic#20A57A, #3720A5, #A5204C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EDA4
Lighter +30%#D2E579
Lighter +20%#C4DD4E
Lighter +10%#B3D028
Darker −10%#697A18
Darker −20%#44500F
Darker −30%#202507
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9EBE07
Less saturated −25%#7E8C39

Channel breakdown

R142
G165
B32
Red142 (55.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue70.38°
Saturation (HSL)67.51%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A5 · B 20

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