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Recognised as Colour

#8EB35B

  • #8EB35B
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8EB35B is a green with RGB values 142, 179, 91 and HSL 85°, 37%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8EB35B#8EB35B
HEX#8EB35B
RGBrgb(142, 179, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.702, 0.3569
RGB percentages55.7%, 70.2%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(85.2, 36.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.2, 49.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK20.7%, 0%, 49.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,352,027
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB35B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#714CA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA953no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A760no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92AC9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 16.6Dark khaki · ΔE 19.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.1Light green · ΔE 26.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.8Olive · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#805BB3
Analogous#B3AC5B, #62B35B
Triadic#5B8EB3, #B35B8E
Split complementary#5B62B3, #AC5BB3
Tetradic#5BB3AC, #805BB3, #B35B62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF4E6
Lighter +30%#D6E3C4
Lighter +20%#BED3A1
Lighter +10%#A6C37E
Darker −10%#749645
Darker −20%#597335
Darker −30%#3E5025
Darker −40%#232D15
More saturated +25%#93D13D
Less saturated −25%#899579

Channel breakdown

R142
G179
B91
Red142 (55.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue85.23°
Saturation (HSL)36.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B3 · B 5B

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