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#8CA693

#8ca693 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ca693 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.1% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.45% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 136.15°, with 12.75% saturation and 60% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 9.66.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3495

Complementary

  1. #8ca693
  2. #a68c9f

Split complementary

  1. #8ca693
  2. #a08ca6
  3. #a68c92

Analogous

  1. #92a68c
  2. #8ca693
  3. #8ca6a0

Triadic

  1. #8ca693
  2. #938ca6
  3. #a6938c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca693
  2. #8c9fa6
  3. #a68c9f
  4. #a6938c

Square

  1. #8ca693
  2. #8c92a6
  3. #a68c9f
  4. #a6a08c

Monochromatic

  1. #435648
  2. #64816c
  3. #8ca693
  4. #b7c7bb
  5. #e2e9e4

Shades

#8ca693 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca693
  2. #7e9584
  3. #708576
  4. #627467
  5. #546458
  6. #46534a
  7. #38423b
  8. #2a322c
  9. #1c211d
  10. #0e110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca693 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca693
  2. #98af9e
  3. #a3b8a9
  4. #afc1b3
  5. #bacabe
  6. #c6d3c9
  7. #d1dbd4
  8. #dde4df
  9. #e8ede9
  10. #f4f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca693 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca693
  2. #8ba291
  3. #8a9e8f
  4. #889b8d
  5. #87978b
  6. #86938a
  7. #858f88
  8. #848b86
  9. #828884
  10. #818482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a29b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6a192 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19e94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88a5a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ca392 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99a194 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aa69b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca693 {
  color: #8ca693;
}
Background
.bg-8ca693 {
  background-color: #8ca693;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca693 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca693;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca693;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 166 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 13% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca693 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca693, #8ca6a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca693 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 166 147 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.66 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.75 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.21 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.58 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.76 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 12.17 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.65 #73596c Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8ca693  rgb(140, 166, 147)  hsl(136, 13%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#a68c9f  rgb(166, 140, 159)  hsl(316, 13%, 60%)  Rose Quartz
#938ca6  rgb(147, 140, 166)  hsl(256, 13%, 60%)  Cool Gray
#a6938c  rgb(166, 147, 140)  hsl(16, 13%, 60%)  Beaver