Colour

#A8BDA8

#A8BDA8
Green
Dark
Nearest: Silver

#A8BDA8 is a green with RGB values 168, 189, 168 and HSL 120°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

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HEX#A8BDA8

RGBrgb(168, 189, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7412, 0.6588

RGB percentages65.9%, 74.1%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(120, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(120, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK11.1%, 0%, 11.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,058,600

CSS custom property--colour: #A8BDA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#574257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BEB9A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAB6A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#A6BCB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 14.2 Dark grey · ΔE 14.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.2 Light grey · ΔE 17.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 19.2 Powder blue · ΔE 20.1

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BDA8BD

Analogous#B3BDA8, #A8BDB3

Triadic#A8A8BD, #BDA8A8

Split complementary#B3A8BD, #BDA8B3

Tetradic#A8B3BD, #BDA8BD, #BDB3A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2E9E2

Lighter +10%#C5D3C5

Darker −10%#8BA78B

Darker −20%#6E916E

Darker −30%#587458

Darker −40%#425742

More saturated +25%#95D095

Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R168

G189

B168

Red168 (65.9%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue120°

Saturation (HSL)13.73%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A8 · G BD · B A8

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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