Recognised as Colour
#9CAF8E
- #9CAF8E
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#9CAF8E is a green with RGB values 156, 175, 142 and HSL 95°, 17%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#9CAF8E#9CAF8E
HEX#9CAF8E
RGBrgb(156, 175, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.6863, 0.5569
RGB percentages61.2%, 68.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(94.5, 17.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.5, 18.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK10.9%, 0%, 18.9%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,268,558
CSS custom property--colour: #9CAF8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#635071
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A18EAF
Analogous#ADAF8E, #8EAF91
Triadic#8E9CAF, #AF8E9C
Split complementary#918EAF, #AF8EAD
Tetradic#8EADAF, #A18EAF, #AF908E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R156
G175
B142
Red156 (61.2%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue94.55°
Saturation (HSL)17.1%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 9C · G AF · B 8E
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