Colour

#8EB542

#8EB542
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#8EB542 is a green with RGB values 142, 181, 66 and HSL 80°, 47%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

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HEX#8EB542

RGBrgb(142, 181, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7098, 0.2588

RGB percentages55.7%, 71%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(80.3, 46.6%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80.3, 63.5%, 71%)

CMYK21.5%, 0%, 63.5%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,352,514

CSS custom property--colour: #8EB542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#714ABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEAA34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#B9A84Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#94AD9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 14.7 Yellow green · ΔE 17.5 Olive · ΔE 24.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 26 Forest green · ΔE 27.4 Light green · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 14.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6942B5

Analogous#B5A342, #55B542

Triadic#428EB5, #B5428E

Split complementary#4255B5, #A242B5

Tetradic#42B5A3, #6942B5, #B54255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6EFD4

Lighter +30%#D0E2AE

Lighter +20%#BBD489

Lighter +10%#A5C664

Darker −10%#719034

Darker −20%#536A27

Darker −30%#364519

Darker −40%#19200B

More saturated +25%#98D423

Less saturated −25%#849661

Channel breakdown

R142

G181

B66

Red142 (55.7%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue80.35°

Saturation (HSL)46.56%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G B5 · B 42

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