Recognised as Colour
#A8BB5D
- #A8BB5D
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#A8BB5D is a green with RGB values 168, 187, 93 and HSL 72°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#A8BB5D#A8BB5D
HEX#A8BB5D
RGBrgb(168, 187, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7333, 0.3647
RGB percentages65.9%, 73.3%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(72.1, 40.9%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(72.1, 50.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK10.2%, 0%, 50.3%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,058,013
CSS custom property--colour: #A8BB5D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5744A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#705DBB
Analogous#BB9F5D, #79BB5D
Triadic#5DA8BB, #BB5DA8
Split complementary#5D79BB, #9F5DBB
Tetradic#5DBB9F, #705DBB, #BB5D79
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G187
B93
Red168 (65.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue72.13°
Saturation (HSL)40.87%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A8 · G BB · B 5D
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