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Recognised as Colour

#8EA68C

  • #8EA68C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EA68C is a green with RGB values 142, 166, 140 and HSL 115°, 13%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8EA68C#8EA68C
HEX#8EA68C
RGBrgb(142, 166, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.651, 0.549
RGB percentages55.7%, 65.1%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(115.4, 12.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.4, 15.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK14.5%, 0%, 15.7%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,348,748
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA68C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#715973

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A18Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39F8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA49Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.7Silver · ΔE 21Gray · ΔE 21Tan · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A48CA6
Analogous#9BA68C, #8CA697
Triadic#8C8EA6, #A68C8E
Split complementary#978CA6, #A68C9B
Tetradic#8C9BA6, #A48CA6, #A6978C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E9E2
Lighter +20%#C7D3C6
Lighter +10%#AABCA9
Darker −10%#72906F
Darker −20%#5B7359
Darker −30%#445643
Darker −40%#2E3A2D
More saturated +25%#78C073
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R142
G166
B140
Red142 (55.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue115.38°
Saturation (HSL)12.75%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A6 · B 8C

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