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Colour

#8EC79A

  • #8EC79A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EC79A is a green with RGB values 142, 199, 154 and HSL 133°, 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

#8EC79A#8EC79A
HEX#8EC79A
RGBrgb(142, 199, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7804, 0.6039
RGB percentages55.7%, 78%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(132.6, 33.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(132.6, 28.6%, 78%)
CMYK28.6%, 0%, 22.6%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,357,210
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC79A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#713865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8BE97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEB79Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#86C5BBno 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 text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 5.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 24.2Aquamarine · ΔE 25.5Light seagreen · ΔE 26.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 5.18, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78EBB
Analogous#9FC78E, #8EC7B7
Triadic#9A8EC7, #C79A8E
Split complementary#B78EC7, #C78E9F
Tetradic#8E9FC7, #C78EBB, #C7B78E

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%#6CB67C
Darker −20%#4FA060
Darker −30%#3E7E4C
Darker −40%#2D5C37
More saturated +25%#79DC8E
Less saturated −25%#A3B2A6

Channel breakdown

R142
G199
B154
Red142 (55.7%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue132.63°
Saturation (HSL)33.73%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C7 · B 9A

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