Recognised as Colour
#8EB395
- #8EB395
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#8EB395 is a green with RGB values 142, 179, 149 and HSL 131°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#8EB395#8EB395
HEX#8EB395
RGBrgb(142, 179, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.702, 0.5843
RGB percentages55.7%, 70.2%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(131.4, 19.6%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.4, 20.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK20.7%, 0%, 16.8%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,352,085
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB395;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#714C6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B38EAC
Analogous#9AB38E, #8EB3A8
Triadic#958EB3, #B3958E
Split complementary#A88EB3, #B38E9A
Tetradic#8E9AB3, #B38EAC, #B3A88E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G179
B149
Red142 (55.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue131.35°
Saturation (HSL)19.58%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B3 · B 95
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