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Recognised as Colour

#8EAE8B

  • #8EAE8B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EAE8B is a green with RGB values 142, 174, 139 and HSL 115°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8EAE8B#8EAE8B
HEX#8EAE8B
RGBrgb(142, 174, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.6824, 0.5451
RGB percentages55.7%, 68.2%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(114.9, 17.8%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(114.9, 20.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK18.4%, 0%, 20.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,350,795
CSS custom property--colour: #8EAE8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#715174

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0A889no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABA48Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8CACA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 8.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.8Cadetblue · ΔE 23Dark grey · ΔE 23Silver · ΔE 24.9Tan · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB8BAE
Analogous#A0AE8B, #8BAE9A
Triadic#8B8EAE, #AE8B8E
Split complementary#9A8BAE, #AE8BA0
Tetradic#8BA0AE, #AB8BAE, #AE9A8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EDE5
Lighter +20%#C9D8C7
Lighter +10%#ABC3A9
Darker −10%#71996D
Darker −20%#5A7C57
Darker −30%#445E42
Darker −40%#2E402D
More saturated +25%#7AC772
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R142
G174
B139
Red142 (55.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue114.86°
Saturation (HSL)17.77%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G AE · B 8B

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