Recognised as Colour
#A8B295
- #A8B295
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#A8B295 is a green with RGB values 168, 178, 149 and HSL 81°, 16%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#A8B295#A8B295
HEX#A8B295
RGBrgb(168, 178, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.698, 0.5843
RGB percentages65.9%, 69.8%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(80.7, 15.8%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.7, 16.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK5.6%, 0%, 16.3%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,055,765
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B295;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#574D6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F95B2
Analogous#B2AD95, #9AB295
Triadic#95A8B2, #B295A8
Split complementary#959AB2, #AD95B2
Tetradic#95B2AD, #9F95B2, #B2959A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G178
B149
Red168 (65.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue80.69°
Saturation (HSL)15.85%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G B2 · B 95
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