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Recognised as Colour

#8ECD9C

  • #8ECD9C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8ECD9C is a green with RGB values 142, 205, 156 and HSL 133°, 39%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8ECD9C#8ECD9C
HEX#8ECD9C
RGBrgb(142, 205, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.8039, 0.6118
RGB percentages55.7%, 80.4%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(133.3, 38.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(133.3, 30.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK30.7%, 0%, 23.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,358,748
CSS custom property--colour: #8ECD9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#713263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEC399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4BC9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#85CBC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 8.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.5Aquamarine · ΔE 23Turquoise · ΔE 26.5Light green · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8EBF
Analogous#9FCD8E, #8ECDBC
Triadic#9C8ECD, #CD9C8E
Split complementary#BC8ECD, #CD8E9F
Tetradic#8E9FCD, #CD8EBF, #CDBC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FCF9
Lighter +20%#D5ECDA
Lighter +10%#B1DDBB
Darker −10%#6BBD7D
Darker −20%#4BAA60
Darker −30%#3C864C
Darker −40%#2C6338
More saturated +25%#7AE191
Less saturated −25%#A2B9A7

Channel breakdown

R142
G205
B156
Red142 (55.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue133.33°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8E · G CD · B 9C

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