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Recognised as Colour

#8EB28B

  • #8EB28B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EB28B is a green with RGB values 142, 178, 139 and HSL 115°, 20%, 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

#8EB28B#8EB28B
HEX#8EB28B
RGBrgb(142, 178, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.698, 0.5451
RGB percentages55.7%, 69.8%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(115.4, 20.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115.4, 21.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK20.2%, 0%, 21.9%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,351,819
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB28B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#714D74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4AB89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA78Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#8BAFA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 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 text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 5.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 21.1Cadetblue · ΔE 24.7Dark grey · ΔE 25.5Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1Sea green · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 5.37, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8BB2
Analogous#A2B28B, #8BB29B
Triadic#8B8EB2, #B28B8E
Split complementary#9B8BB2, #B28BA2
Tetradic#8BA2B2, #AF8BB2, #B29C8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EFE7
Lighter +20%#CADBC8
Lighter +10%#ACC6AA
Darker −10%#709E6C
Darker −20%#598156
Darker −30%#446341
Darker −40%#2F442D
More saturated +25%#7ACA73
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R142
G178
B139
Red142 (55.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue115.38°
Saturation (HSL)20.21%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B2 · B 8B

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