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#8EC79E

#8ec79e ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ec79e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.6% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 136.84°, 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4907

Complementary

  1. #8ec79e
  2. #c78eb7

Split complementary

  1. #8ec79e
  2. #ba8ec7
  3. #c78e9a

Analogous

  1. #9ac78e
  2. #8ec79e
  3. #8ec7ba

Triadic

  1. #8ec79e
  2. #9e8ec7
  3. #c79e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec79e
  2. #8eb7c7
  3. #c78eb7
  4. #c79e8e

Square

  1. #8ec79e
  2. #8e9ac7
  3. #c78eb7
  4. #c7ba8e

Monochromatic

  1. #3e7e50
  2. #5bae72
  3. #8ec79e
  4. #c1e0ca
  5. #f1f8f3

Shades

#8ec79e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec79e
  2. #80b38e
  3. #729f7e
  4. #638b6f
  5. #55775f
  6. #47644f
  7. #39503f
  8. #2b3c2f
  9. #1c2820
  10. #0e1410
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec79e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec79e
  2. #99cda8
  3. #a5d2b1
  4. #b0d8bb
  5. #bbddc5
  6. #c7e3cf
  7. #d2e9d8
  8. #ddeee2
  9. #e8f4ec
  10. #f4f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec79e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec79e
  2. #8dc09b
  3. #8bb998
  4. #8ab295
  5. #88ab92
  6. #87a48f
  7. #869c8c
  8. #849589
  9. #838e86
  10. #818783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aabfaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7be9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb7a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85c5bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c29d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adbe9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89c6b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec79e {
  color: #8ec79e;
}
Background
.bg-8ec79e {
  background-color: #8ec79e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec79e {
  border: 2px solid #8ec79e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec79e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 199 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 34% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec79e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec79e, #8ec7ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec79e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 199 158 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.73 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.87 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.91 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.98 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.97 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.84 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.85 #713861 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8ec79e  rgb(142, 199, 158)  hsl(137, 34%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#c78eb7  rgb(199, 142, 183)  hsl(317, 34%, 67%)  Lilac
#9e8ec7  rgb(158, 142, 199)  hsl(257, 34%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#c79e8e  rgb(199, 158, 142)  hsl(17, 34%, 67%)  Tumbleweed