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Recognised as Colour

#8EC88C

  • #8EC88C
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EC88C is a green with RGB values 142, 200, 140 and HSL 118°, 35%, 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

#8EC88C#8EC88C
HEX#8EC88C
RGBrgb(142, 200, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7843, 0.549
RGB percentages55.7%, 78.4%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(118, 35.3%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(118, 30%, 78.4%)
CMYK29%, 0%, 30%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,357,452
CSS custom property--colour: #8EC88C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 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#B7B7B7
Inverted#713773

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBBD88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B88Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#89C4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 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 9.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.4Light green · ΔE 23.2Sea green · ΔE 25.9Dark khaki · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C68CC8
Analogous#ACC88C, #8CC8A8
Triadic#8C8EC8, #C88C8E
Split complementary#A88CC8, #C88CAC
Tetradic#8CACC8, #C68CC8, #C8A88C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FAF4
Lighter +20%#D2E9D1
Lighter +10%#B0D9AF
Darker −10%#6CB86A
Darker −20%#50A14D
Darker −30%#3F7F3D
Darker −40%#2E5C2C
More saturated +25%#7ADD77
Less saturated −25%#A2B3A1

Channel breakdown

R142
G200
B140
Red142 (55.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue118°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G C8 · B 8C

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