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Recognised as Colour

#8F996A

  • #8F996A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8F996A is a green with RGB values 143, 153, 106 and HSL 73°, 19%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8F996A#8F996A
HEX#8F996A
RGBrgb(143, 153, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6, 0.4157
RGB percentages56.1%, 60%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(72.8, 18.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.8, 30.7%, 60%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 30.7%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,410,922
CSS custom property--colour: #8F996A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#706695

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9F9467no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E946Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#94948Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#746A99
Analogous#998B6A, #78996A
Triadic#6A8F99, #996A8F
Split complementary#6A7899, #8B6A99
Tetradic#6A998B, #746A99, #996A78

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EAECE3
Lighter +30%#D3D7C5
Lighter +20%#BDC2A7
Lighter +10%#A6AE88
Darker −10%#737B55
Darker −20%#575D40
Darker −30%#3B3F2B
Darker −40%#1E2116
More saturated +25%#A1B84B
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R143
G153
B106
Red143 (56.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue72.77°
Saturation (HSL)18.73%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G 99 · B 6A

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