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Recognised as Colour

#8FC59D

  • #8FC59D
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8FC59D is a green with RGB values 143, 197, 157 and HSL 136°, 32%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8FC59D#8FC59D
HEX#8FC59D
RGBrgb(143, 197, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7725, 0.6157
RGB percentages56.1%, 77.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(135.6, 31.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(135.6, 27.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK27.4%, 0%, 20.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,422,237
CSS custom property--colour: #8FC59D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#703A62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5BC9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB69Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#87C3BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 4.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14.1Light seagreen · ΔE 25.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 26.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 4.93, a close match
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C58FB7
Analogous#9CC58F, #8FC5B8
Triadic#9D8FC5, #C59D8F
Split complementary#B88FC5, #C58F9C
Tetradic#8F9CC5, #C58FB7, #C5B88F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F9F5
Lighter +20%#D2E8D8
Lighter +10%#B1D6BA
Darker −10%#6DB480
Darker −20%#519D65
Darker −30%#407B4F
Darker −40%#2E5A3A
More saturated +25%#7ADA93
Less saturated −25%#A4B0A7

Channel breakdown

R143
G197
B157
Red143 (56.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue135.56°
Saturation (HSL)31.76%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G C5 · B 9D

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