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#8AAD8A

#8aad8a ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8aad8a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 67.84% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.23% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 17.59% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3713

Complementary

  1. #8aad8a
  2. #ad8aad

Split complementary

  1. #8aad8a
  2. #9b8aad
  3. #ad8a9b

Analogous

  1. #9bad8a
  2. #8aad8a
  3. #8aad9b

Triadic

  1. #8aad8a
  2. #8a8aad
  3. #ad8a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8aad8a
  2. #8aadad
  3. #ad8aad
  4. #ad8a8a

Square

  1. #8aad8a
  2. #8a9bad
  3. #ad8aad
  4. #ad9b8a

Monochromatic

  1. #415d41
  2. #618a61
  3. #8aad8a
  4. #b7cdb7
  5. #e4ece4

Shades

#8aad8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aad8a
  2. #7c9c7c
  3. #6e8a6e
  4. #617961
  5. #536853
  6. #455745
  7. #374537
  8. #293429
  9. #1c231c
  10. #0e110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aad8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aad8a
  2. #96b596
  3. #a1bda1
  4. #adc6ad
  5. #b9ceb9
  6. #c5d6c5
  7. #d0ded0
  8. #dce6dc
  9. #e8efe8
  10. #f3f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aad8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aad8a
  2. #89a989
  3. #88a488
  4. #87a087
  5. #869b86
  6. #859785
  7. #849284
  8. #838e83
  9. #828982
  10. #818581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa89a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa688 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a38c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87aba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1a989 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9da78b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88ac9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aad8a {
  color: #8aad8a;
}
Background
.bg-8aad8a {
  background-color: #8aad8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aad8a {
  border: 2px solid #8aad8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aad8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 173 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 18% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aad8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aad8a, #8aad9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aad8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 173 138 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.69 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.27 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.92 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 11.05 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.58 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 11.78 #755275 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8aad8a  rgb(138, 173, 138)  hsl(120, 18%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#ad8aad  rgb(173, 138, 173)  hsl(300, 18%, 61%)  Pastel Purple
#8a8aad  rgb(138, 138, 173)  hsl(240, 18%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#ad8a8a  rgb(173, 138, 138)  hsl(0, 18%, 61%)  Rosy Brown