Colour

#8EB970

#8EB970
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EB970 is a green with RGB values 142, 185, 112 and HSL 95°, 34%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8EB970

RGBrgb(142, 185, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7255, 0.4392

RGB percentages55.7%, 72.5%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(95.3, 34.3%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(95.3, 39.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK23.2%, 0%, 39.5%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,353,584

CSS custom property--colour: #8EB970;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.32:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#71468F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BFAF6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8AB74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8FB4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.2 Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.9 Olivedrab · ΔE 23.5 Light green · ΔE 25 Sea green · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B70B9

Analogous#B2B970, #70B976

Triadic#708EB9, #B9708E

Split complementary#7670B9, #B970B3

Tetradic#70B3B9, #9B70B9, #B97770

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFCF9

Lighter +30%#DFEBD7

Lighter +20%#C4DBB4

Lighter +10%#A9CA92

Darker −10%#73A551

Darker −20%#5C8340

Darker −30%#44612F

Darker −40%#2C3E1F

More saturated +25%#89D455

Less saturated −25%#939E8B

Channel breakdown

R142

G185

B112

Red142 (55.7%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue95.34°

Saturation (HSL)34.27%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G B9 · B 70

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