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#8AAE87

#8aae87 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8aae87 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 68.24% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.41% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 115.38°, with 19.4% saturation and 60.59% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3742

Complementary

  1. #8aae87
  2. #ab87ae

Split complementary

  1. #8aae87
  2. #9887ae
  3. #ae879e

Analogous

  1. #9eae87
  2. #8aae87
  3. #87ae98

Triadic

  1. #8aae87
  2. #878aae
  3. #ae878a

Tetradic

  1. #8aae87
  2. #87aeab
  3. #ab87ae
  4. #ae878a

Square

  1. #8aae87
  2. #879eae
  3. #ab87ae
  4. #ae9887

Monochromatic

  1. #415d3f
  2. #618b5e
  3. #8aae87
  4. #b7cdb5
  5. #e3ece2

Shades

#8aae87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8aae87
  2. #7c9d7a
  3. #6e8b6c
  4. #617a5f
  5. #536851
  6. #455744
  7. #374636
  8. #293429
  9. #1c231b
  10. #0e110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#8aae87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8aae87
  2. #96b693
  3. #a1be9f
  4. #adc6ab
  5. #b9ceb7
  6. #c5d7c3
  7. #d0dfcf
  8. #dce7db
  9. #e8efe7
  10. #f3f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8aae87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8aae87
  2. #89a986
  3. #88a586
  4. #87a085
  5. #869c84
  6. #859784
  7. #849283
  8. #838e82
  9. #828981
  10. #818581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ba89a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a785 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa389 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87aba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2aa86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ea888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88ac99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8aae87 {
  color: #8aae87;
}
Background
.bg-8aae87 {
  background-color: #8aae87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8aae87 {
  border: 2px solid #8aae87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8aae87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 174 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 19% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8aae87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8aae87, #87ae98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8aae87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 174 135 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.04 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.21 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.24 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.32 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.55 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.97 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 11.25 #755178 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8aae87  rgb(138, 174, 135)  hsl(115, 19%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#ab87ae  rgb(171, 135, 174)  hsl(295, 19%, 61%)  Mountbatten Pink
#878aae  rgb(135, 138, 174)  hsl(235, 19%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#ae878a  rgb(174, 135, 138)  hsl(355, 19%, 61%)  Rosy Brown