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Colour

#8EB759

  • #8EB759
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8EB759 is a green with RGB values 142, 183, 89 and HSL 86°, 39%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8EB759#8EB759
HEX#8EB759
RGBrgb(142, 183, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7176, 0.349
RGB percentages55.7%, 71.8%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(86.2, 39.5%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.2, 51.4%, 71.8%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 51.4%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,353,049
CSS custom property--colour: #8EB759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#7148A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFAC51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9A95Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92B0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 16.5Dark khaki · ΔE 21.3Light green · ΔE 24.6Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.7Yellow green · ΔE 26Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 16.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8259B7
Analogous#B7B159, #5FB759
Triadic#598EB7, #B7598E
Split complementary#595FB7, #B159B7
Tetradic#59B7B1, #8259B7, #B7595F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF5E7
Lighter +30%#D7E5C4
Lighter +20%#BED6A0
Lighter +10%#A6C67D
Darker −10%#749A43
Darker −20%#597733
Darker −30%#3F5324
Darker −40%#242F15
More saturated +25%#92D53B
Less saturated −25%#8A9977

Channel breakdown

R142
G183
B89
Red142 (55.7%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue86.17°
Saturation (HSL)39.5%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G B7 · B 59

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