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#8CAA93

#8caa93 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8caa93 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.67% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 134°, with 15% saturation and 60.78% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 7.79.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3643

Complementary

  1. #8caa93
  2. #aa8ca3

Split complementary

  1. #8caa93
  2. #a28caa
  3. #aa8c94

Analogous

  1. #94aa8c
  2. #8caa93
  3. #8caaa2

Triadic

  1. #8caa93
  2. #938caa
  3. #aa938c

Tetradic

  1. #8caa93
  2. #8ca3aa
  3. #aa8ca3
  4. #aa938c

Square

  1. #8caa93
  2. #8c94aa
  3. #aa8ca3
  4. #aaa28c

Monochromatic

  1. #435a48
  2. #63866b
  3. #8caa93
  4. #b8cbbc
  5. #e4ebe6

Shades

#8caa93 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8caa93
  2. #7e9984
  3. #708876
  4. #627767
  5. #546658
  6. #46554a
  7. #38443b
  8. #2a332c
  9. #1c221d
  10. #0e110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8caa93 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8caa93
  2. #98b39e
  3. #a3bba9
  4. #afc4b3
  5. #baccbe
  6. #c6d5c9
  7. #d1ddd4
  8. #dde6df
  9. #e8eee9
  10. #f4f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8caa93 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8caa93
  2. #8ba691
  3. #8aa28f
  4. #889d8d
  5. #87998b
  6. #86958a
  7. #859188
  8. #848d86
  9. #828884
  10. #818482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9aa69d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa592 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a194 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88a9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9fa792 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ca594 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aa99d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8caa93 {
  color: #8caa93;
}
Background
.bg-8caa93 {
  background-color: #8caa93;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8caa93 {
  border: 2px solid #8caa93;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8caa93;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 170 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 15% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8caa93 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8caa93, #8caaa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8caa93 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 170 147 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.79 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.87 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.57 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.76 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.97 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 12.52 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.57 #73556c Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8caa93  rgb(140, 170, 147)  hsl(134, 15%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#aa8ca3  rgb(170, 140, 163)  hsl(314, 15%, 61%)  Rose Quartz
#938caa  rgb(147, 140, 170)  hsl(254, 15%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#aa938c  rgb(170, 147, 140)  hsl(14, 15%, 61%)  Beaver