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Recognised as Colour

#8EB289

  • #8EB289
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EB289 is a green with RGB values 142, 178, 137 and HSL 113°, 21%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8EB289#8EB289
HEX#8EB289
RGBrgb(142, 178, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.698, 0.5373
RGB percentages55.7%, 69.8%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(112.7, 21%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(112.7, 23%, 69.8%)
CMYK20.2%, 0%, 23%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,351,817
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB289;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#714D76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AB87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA78Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8CAFA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 4.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.2Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4Cadetblue · ΔE 25.7Sea green · ΔE 26.4Dark grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD89B2
Analogous#A3B289, #89B298
Triadic#898EB2, #B2898E
Split complementary#9889B2, #B289A3
Tetradic#89A3B2, #AD89B2, #B29989

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EEE6
Lighter +20%#C9DAC7
Lighter +10%#ACC6A8
Darker −10%#709E6A
Darker −20%#5A8154
Darker −30%#446240
Darker −40%#2F432C
More saturated +25%#7CCA71
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R142
G178
B137
Red142 (55.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue112.68°
Saturation (HSL)21.03%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B2 · B 89

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