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#8CC299

#8cc299 ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8cc299 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 76.08% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.13% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 134.44°, with 30.68% saturation and 65.49% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4646

Complementary

  1. #8cc299
  2. #c28cb5

Split complementary

  1. #8cc299
  2. #b48cc2
  3. #c28c9a

Analogous

  1. #9ac28c
  2. #8cc299
  3. #8cc2b4

Triadic

  1. #8cc299
  2. #998cc2
  3. #c2998c

Tetradic

  1. #8cc299
  2. #8cb5c2
  3. #c28cb5
  4. #c2998c

Square

  1. #8cc299
  2. #8c9ac2
  3. #c28cb5
  4. #c2b48c

Monochromatic

  1. #3f764c
  2. #5aa76d
  3. #8cc299
  4. #beddc5
  5. #f0f7f2

Shades

#8cc299 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cc299
  2. #7eaf8a
  3. #709b7a
  4. #62886b
  5. #54745c
  6. #46614d
  7. #384e3d
  8. #2a3a2e
  9. #1c271f
  10. #0e130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cc299 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cc299
  2. #98c8a3
  3. #a3cead
  4. #afd4b8
  5. #badac2
  6. #c6e1cc
  7. #d1e7d6
  8. #ddede0
  9. #e8f3eb
  10. #f4f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cc299 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cc299
  2. #8bbb97
  3. #8ab594
  4. #88ae92
  5. #87a88f
  6. #86a18d
  7. #859a8a
  8. #849488
  9. #828d85
  10. #818783
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6bbab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b997 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b39b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84c0b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afbd98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9b99a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #87c1ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cc299 {
  color: #8cc299;
}
Background
.bg-8cc299 {
  background-color: #8cc299;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cc299 {
  border: 2px solid #8cc299;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cc299;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 194 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 31% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cc299 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cc299, #8cc2b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cc299 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 194 153 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 2.62 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.50 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 7.96 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.26 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.50 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.58 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 9.69 #733d66 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8cc299  rgb(140, 194, 153)  hsl(134, 31%, 65%)  Dark Sea Green
#c28cb5  rgb(194, 140, 181)  hsl(314, 31%, 65%)  Lilac
#998cc2  rgb(153, 140, 194)  hsl(254, 31%, 65%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#c2998c  rgb(194, 153, 140)  hsl(14, 31%, 65%)  Rosy Brown