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Color space conversion

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RGB open »
Red Green Blue
54.9% 58.43% 41.18%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
72.27° 17.32% 49.8%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
72.27° 29.53% 58.43%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.55 0.58 0.41
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.2 0.17 0.5
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.2 0.3 0.58
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
6% 0% 30% 42%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.55 -0.08 -0
XYZ
X Y Z
24.11 28.09 17.52
CIE Lab
L a b
59.97 -10.94 22.21

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CSS notation

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#8c9569
rgb(140,149,105)
hsl(72, 17%, 50%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #8c9569

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #8c9569

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #8c9569

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #8c9569

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #8c9569

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #8c9569

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #8c9569

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #8c9569

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #8c9569

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #8c9569

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.