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#8EC79C

#8ec79c ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ec79c is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 78.04% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.61% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 134.74°, with 33.73% saturation and 66.86% 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.49

Complementary

  1. #8ec79c
  2. #c78eb9

Split complementary

  1. #8ec79c
  2. #b88ec7
  3. #c78e9c

Analogous

  1. #9cc78e
  2. #8ec79c
  3. #8ec7b8

Triadic

  1. #8ec79c
  2. #9c8ec7
  3. #c79c8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec79c
  2. #8eb9c7
  3. #c78eb9
  4. #c79c8e

Square

  1. #8ec79c
  2. #8e9cc7
  3. #c78eb9
  4. #c7b88e

Monochromatic

  1. #3e7e4e
  2. #5bae6f
  3. #8ec79c
  4. #c1e0c9
  5. #f1f8f3

Shades

#8ec79c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec79c
  2. #80b38c
  3. #729f7d
  4. #638b6d
  5. #55775e
  6. #47644e
  7. #39503e
  8. #2b3c2f
  9. #1c281f
  10. #0e1410
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec79c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec79c
  2. #99cda6
  3. #a5d2b0
  4. #b0d8ba
  5. #bbddc4
  6. #c7e3ce
  7. #d2e9d7
  8. #ddeee1
  9. #e8f4eb
  10. #f4f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec79c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec79c
  2. #8dc099
  3. #8bb996
  4. #8ab294
  5. #88ab91
  6. #87a48e
  7. #869c8b
  8. #849588
  9. #838e86
  10. #818783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aabfaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7be9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb79e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85c5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c19b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adbe9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89c6af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec79c {
  color: #8ec79c;
}
Background
.bg-8ec79c {
  background-color: #8ec79c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec79c {
  border: 2px solid #8ec79c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec79c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 199 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 34% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec79c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec79c, #8ec7b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec79c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 199 156 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.48 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.78 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.16 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.21 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.64 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.33 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.49 #713863 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8ec79c  rgb(142, 199, 156)  hsl(135, 34%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#c78eb9  rgb(199, 142, 185)  hsl(315, 34%, 67%)  Lilac
#9c8ec7  rgb(156, 142, 199)  hsl(255, 34%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#c79c8e  rgb(199, 156, 142)  hsl(15, 34%, 67%)  Rosy Brown