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#8EC99B

#8ec99b ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ec99b is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 78.82% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.89% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 133.22°, with 35.33% saturation and 67.25% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4989

Complementary

  1. #8ec99b
  2. #c98ebc

Split complementary

  1. #8ec99b
  2. #b88ec9
  3. #c98e9e

Analogous

  1. #9ec98e
  2. #8ec99b
  3. #8ec9b8

Triadic

  1. #8ec99b
  2. #9b8ec9
  3. #c99b8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec99b
  2. #8ebcc9
  3. #c98ebc
  4. #c99b8e

Square

  1. #8ec99b
  2. #8e9ec9
  3. #c98ebc
  4. #c9b88e

Monochromatic

  1. #3d814c
  2. #5ab06d
  3. #8ec99b
  4. #c2e2c9
  5. #f1f8f3

Shades

#8ec99b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec99b
  2. #80b58c
  3. #72a17c
  4. #638d6d
  5. #55795d
  6. #47654e
  7. #39503e
  8. #2b3c2f
  9. #1c281f
  10. #0e1410
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec99b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec99b
  2. #99cea5
  3. #a5d4af
  4. #b0d9b9
  5. #bbdfc3
  6. #c7e4cd
  7. #d2e9d7
  8. #ddefe1
  9. #e8f4eb
  10. #f4faf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec99b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec99b
  2. #8dc298
  3. #8bba96
  4. #8ab393
  5. #88ac90
  6. #87a58e
  7. #869d8b
  8. #849688
  9. #838f85
  10. #818783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abc1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cabf98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b99d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85c7bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5c399 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aec09c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89c8b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec99b {
  color: #8ec99b;
}
Background
.bg-8ec99b {
  background-color: #8ec99b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec99b {
  border: 2px solid #8ec99b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec99b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 201 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 133 35% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec99b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec99b, #8ec9b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec99b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 201 155 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.80 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.30 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.12 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.31 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 7.91 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.78 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.97 #713664 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8ec99b  rgb(142, 201, 155)  hsl(133, 35%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#c98ebc  rgb(201, 142, 188)  hsl(313, 35%, 67%)  Lilac
#9b8ec9  rgb(155, 142, 201)  hsl(253, 35%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#c99b8e  rgb(201, 155, 142)  hsl(13, 35%, 67%)  Rosy Brown