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Recognised as Colour

#8EB496

  • #8EB496
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EB496 is a green with RGB values 142, 180, 150 and HSL 133°, 20%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8EB496
RGBrgb(142, 180, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7059, 0.5882
RGB percentages55.7%, 70.6%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(132.6, 20.2%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.6, 21.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK21.1%, 0%, 16.7%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,352,342
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB496;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#714B69

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B4AD94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA998no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#89B3ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B48EAC
Analogous#99B48E, #8EB4A9
Triadic#968EB4, #B4968E
Split complementary#A98EB4, #B48E99
Tetradic#8E99B4, #B48EAC, #B4A98E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF1EB
Lighter +20%#CBDDCF
Lighter +10%#ADC8B2
Darker −10%#6FA07A
Darker −20%#588461
Darker −30%#43664B
Darker −40%#2F4734
More saturated +25%#77CC88
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R142
G180
B150
Red142 (55.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue132.63°
Saturation (HSL)20.21%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B4 · B 96

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