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#8CB798

#8cb798 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8cb798 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 71.76% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.94% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 136.74°, with 22.99% saturation and 63.33% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4171

Complementary

  1. #8cb798
  2. #b78cab

Split complementary

  1. #8cb798
  2. #ad8cb7
  3. #b78c95

Analogous

  1. #95b78c
  2. #8cb798
  3. #8cb7ad

Triadic

  1. #8cb798
  2. #988cb7
  3. #b7988c

Tetradic

  1. #8cb798
  2. #8cabb7
  3. #b78cab
  4. #b7988c

Square

  1. #8cb798
  2. #8c95b7
  3. #b78cab
  4. #b7ad8c

Monochromatic

  1. #41694c
  2. #5f986f
  3. #8cb798
  4. #bbd4c2
  5. #eaf2ec

Shades

#8cb798 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cb798
  2. #7ea589
  3. #70927a
  4. #62806a
  5. #546e5b
  6. #465c4c
  7. #38493d
  8. #2a372e
  9. #1c251e
  10. #0e120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cb798 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cb798
  2. #98bea2
  3. #a3c5ad
  4. #afcdb7
  5. #bad4c1
  6. #c6dbcc
  7. #d1e2d6
  8. #dde9e0
  9. #e8f1ea
  10. #f4f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cb798 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cb798
  2. #8bb296
  3. #8aac93
  4. #88a791
  5. #87a18e
  6. #869c8c
  7. #85968a
  8. #849187
  9. #828b85
  10. #818682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1b1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b096 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0ab9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #86b6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b397 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3b099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #88b6a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cb798 {
  color: #8cb798;
}
Background
.bg-8cb798 {
  background-color: #8cb798;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cb798 {
  border: 2px solid #8cb798;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cb798;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 183 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 23% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cb798 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cb798, #8cb7ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cb798 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 183 152 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.01 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.33 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.83 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.16 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.52 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.67 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.77 #734867 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8cb798  rgb(140, 183, 152)  hsl(137, 23%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#b78cab  rgb(183, 140, 171)  hsl(317, 23%, 63%)  Lilac
#988cb7  rgb(152, 140, 183)  hsl(257, 23%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#b7988c  rgb(183, 152, 140)  hsl(17, 23%, 63%)  Rosy Brown