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#8CCC9E

#8ccc9e ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ccc9e is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 80% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.37% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.55% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 136.88°, with 38.55% saturation and 67.45% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.5123

Complementary

  1. #8ccc9e
  2. #cc8cba

Split complementary

  1. #8ccc9e
  2. #be8ccc
  3. #cc8c9a

Analogous

  1. #9acc8c
  2. #8ccc9e
  3. #8cccbe

Triadic

  1. #8ccc9e
  2. #9e8ccc
  3. #cc9e8c

Tetradic

  1. #8ccc9e
  2. #8cbacc
  3. #cc8cba
  4. #cc9e8c

Square

  1. #8ccc9e
  2. #8c9acc
  3. #cc8cba
  4. #ccbe8c

Monochromatic

  1. #3b844f
  2. #57b471
  3. #8ccc9e
  4. #c1e3cb
  5. #f1f9f3

Shades

#8ccc9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ccc9e
  2. #7eb88e
  3. #70a37e
  4. #628f6f
  5. #547a5f
  6. #46664f
  7. #38523f
  8. #2a3d2f
  9. #1c2920
  10. #0e1410
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ccc9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ccc9e
  2. #98d1a8
  3. #a3d6b1
  4. #afdbbb
  5. #bae0c5
  6. #c6e6cf
  7. #d1ebd8
  8. #ddf0e2
  9. #e8f5ec
  10. #f4faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ccc9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ccc9e
  2. #8bc49b
  3. #8abd98
  4. #88b595
  5. #87ae92
  6. #86a68f
  7. #859e8c
  8. #849789
  9. #828f86
  10. #818883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acc4b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccc29b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2bba1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82cabf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6c69c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afc2a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #86cbb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ccc9e {
  color: #8ccc9e;
}
Background
.bg-8ccc9e {
  background-color: #8ccc9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ccc9e {
  border: 2px solid #8ccc9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ccc9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 204 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ccc9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ccc9e, #8cccbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ccc9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 204 158 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 4.78 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.99 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.41 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.61 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.67 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.79 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.30 #733361 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8ccc9e  rgb(140, 204, 158)  hsl(137, 39%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#cc8cba  rgb(204, 140, 186)  hsl(317, 39%, 67%)  Lilac
#9e8ccc  rgb(158, 140, 204)  hsl(257, 39%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#cc9e8c  rgb(204, 158, 140)  hsl(17, 39%, 67%)  Tumbleweed