Colour

#A8C98E

#A8C98E
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A8C98E is a green with RGB values 168, 201, 142 and HSL 94°, 35%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#A8C98E

RGBrgb(168, 201, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7882, 0.5569

RGB percentages65.9%, 78.8%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(93.6, 35.3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(93.6, 29.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK16.4%, 0%, 29.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,061,646

CSS custom property--colour: #A8C98E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#573671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CEC18Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9BE91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A9C4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 9.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.4 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 26 Wheat · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AF8EC9

Analogous#C6C98E, #8EC992

Triadic#8EA8C9, #C98EA8

Split complementary#928EC9, #C98EC5

Tetradic#8EC6C9, #AF8EC9, #C9928E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8FAF6

Lighter +20%#DDEAD3

Lighter +10%#C3D9B1

Darker −10%#8DB96B

Darker −20%#73A34E

Darker −30%#5B813D

Darker −40%#435E2D

More saturated +25%#A6DE79

Less saturated −25%#AAB4A3

Channel breakdown

R168

G201

B142

Red168 (65.9%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue93.56°

Saturation (HSL)35.33%

Lightness67.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A8 · G C9 · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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