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Recognised as Colour

#8FC59F

  • #8FC59F
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#8FC59F is a green with RGB values 143, 197, 159 and HSL 138°, 32%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#8FC59F#8FC59F
HEX#8FC59F
RGBrgb(143, 197, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.7725, 0.6235
RGB percentages56.1%, 77.3%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(137.8, 31.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(137.8, 27.4%, 77.3%)
CMYK27.4%, 0%, 19.3%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,422,239
CSS custom property--colour: #8FC59F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#703A60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5BC9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB6A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#86C4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 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 text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 5.6Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 25Light seagreen · ΔE 25Pale turquoise · ΔE 25.6Cadetblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 5.61, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C58FB5
Analogous#9AC58F, #8FC5BA
Triadic#9F8FC5, #C59F8F
Split complementary#BA8FC5, #C58F9A
Tetradic#8F9AC5, #C58FB5, #C5BA8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F9F5
Lighter +20%#D2E8D9
Lighter +10%#B1D6BC
Darker −10%#6DB482
Darker −20%#519D68
Darker −30%#407B51
Darker −40%#2E5A3B
More saturated +25%#7ADA96
Less saturated −25%#A4B0A8

Channel breakdown

R143
G197
B159
Red143 (56.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue137.78°
Saturation (HSL)31.76%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8F · G C5 · B 9F

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