Colour

#8EC8A9

#8EC8A9
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8EC8A9 is a green with RGB values 142, 200, 169 and HSL 148°, 35%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#8EC8A9

RGBrgb(142, 200, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.7843, 0.6627

RGB percentages55.7%, 78.4%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(147.9, 34.5%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(147.9, 29%, 78.4%)

CMYK29%, 0%, 15.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,357,481

CSS custom property--colour: #8EC8A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#713756

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C0A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDB9ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#82C8BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.4 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 22 Light seagreen · ΔE 22.6 Powder blue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C88EAD

Analogous#90C88E, #8EC8C6

Triadic#A98EC8, #C8A98E

Split complementary#C68EC8, #C88E90

Tetradic#8E90C8, #C88EAD, #C8C68E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5FAF7

Lighter +20%#D3E9DD

Lighter +10%#B0D9C3

Darker −10%#6CB78F

Darker −20%#4FA175

Darker −30%#3E7F5C

Darker −40%#2D5D43

More saturated +25%#79DDA8

Less saturated −25%#A3B3AA

Channel breakdown

R142

G200

B169

Red142 (55.7%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue147.93°

Saturation (HSL)34.52%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 8E · G C8 · B A9

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Colour values

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