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Recognised as Colour

#8FBC53

  • #8FBC53
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#8FBC53 is a green with RGB values 143, 188, 83 and HSL 86°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#8FBC53#8FBC53
HEX#8FBC53
RGBrgb(143, 188, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7373, 0.3255
RGB percentages56.1%, 73.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(85.7, 43.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.7, 55.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK23.9%, 0%, 55.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,419,859
CSS custom property--colour: #8FBC53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#7043AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4B049no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAD5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#93B5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 17.1Yellow green · ΔE 20.6Light green · ΔE 23.5Dark khaki · ΔE 24.8Pale green · ΔE 27Forest green · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8053BC
Analogous#BCB553, #5BBC53
Triadic#538FBC, #BC538F
Split complementary#535ABC, #B553BC
Tetradic#53BCB5, #8053BC, #BC535A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF5E6
Lighter +30%#D7E7C1
Lighter +20%#BFD99C
Lighter +10%#A7CA78
Darker −10%#759E3E
Darker −20%#5A7A2F
Darker −30%#3F5521
Darker −40%#243013
More saturated +25%#93DA35
Less saturated −25%#8B9E71

Channel breakdown

R143
G188
B83
Red143 (56.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue85.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G BC · B 53

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