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Recognised as Colour

#8EA966

  • #8EA966
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EA966 is a green with RGB values 142, 169, 102 and HSL 84°, 28%, 53%. 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

#8EA966#8EA966
HEX#8EA966
RGBrgb(142, 169, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6627, 0.4
RGB percentages55.7%, 66.3%, 40%
HSLhsl(84.2, 28%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(84.2, 39.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK16%, 0%, 39.6%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,349,478
CSS custom property--colour: #8EA966;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#715699

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A161no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9F69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#92A398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.2Dark khaki · ΔE 16.3Olivedrab · ΔE 22.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.7Sea green · ΔE 26.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8166A9
Analogous#A9A366, #6DA966
Triadic#668EA9, #A9668E
Split complementary#666DA9, #A266A9
Tetradic#66A9A2, #8166A9, #A9666D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF2E9
Lighter +30%#D6E0C8
Lighter +20%#BECEA7
Lighter +10%#A6BB87
Darker −10%#748D4F
Darker −20%#596C3D
Darker −30%#3E4C2A
Darker −40%#232B18
More saturated +25%#94C748
Less saturated −25%#888B84

Channel breakdown

R142
G169
B102
Red142 (55.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue84.18°
Saturation (HSL)28.03%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G A9 · B 66

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