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Colour

#8EC799

  • #8EC799
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EC799 is a green with RGB values 142, 199, 153 and HSL 132°, 34%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8EC799#8EC799
HEX#8EC799
RGBrgb(142, 199, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7804, 0.6
RGB percentages55.7%, 78%, 60%
HSLhsl(131.6, 33.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(131.6, 28.6%, 78%)
CMYK28.6%, 0%, 23.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,357,209
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC799;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#713866

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8BD96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFB79Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#86C5BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 5.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 23.9Aquamarine · ΔE 25.5Sea green · ΔE 26.8Light seagreen · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78EBC
Analogous#A0C78E, #8EC7B6
Triadic#998EC7, #C7998E
Split complementary#B68EC7, #C78EA0
Tetradic#8EA0C7, #C78EBC, #C7B68E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FAF5
Lighter +20%#D2E9D7
Lighter +10%#B0D8B8
Darker −10%#6CB67A
Darker −20%#4FA05F
Darker −30%#3E7E4B
Darker −40%#2D5C36
More saturated +25%#79DC8C
Less saturated −25%#A3B2A6

Channel breakdown

R142
G199
B153
Red142 (55.7%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue131.58°
Saturation (HSL)33.73%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C7 · B 99

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