Colour

#A9BB8D

#A9BB8D
Green
Dark
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#A9BB8D is a green with RGB values 169, 187, 141 and HSL 83°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

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HEX#A9BB8D

RGBrgb(169, 187, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7333, 0.5529

RGB percentages66.3%, 73.3%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(83.5, 25.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(83.5, 24.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK9.6%, 0%, 24.6%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,123,597

CSS custom property--colour: #A9BB8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#564472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0B58Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BEB48Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#ACB7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.8 Tan · ΔE 19.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Wheat · ΔE 22.6 Burlywood · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F8DBB

Analogous#BBB68D, #92BB8D

Triadic#8DA9BB, #BB8DA9

Split complementary#8D92BB, #B68DBB

Tetradic#8DBBB6, #9F8DBB, #BB8D92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F4ED

Lighter +20%#D9E1CD

Lighter +10%#C1CEAD

Darker −10%#91A86D

Darker −20%#778E54

Darker −30%#5C6E41

Darker −40%#414E2E

More saturated +25%#AED276

Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R169

G187

B141

Red169 (66.3%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue83.48°

Saturation (HSL)25.27%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR A9 · G BB · B 8D

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Colour values

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