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#8EC79F

#8ec79f ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ec79f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.1% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 137.89°, 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.491

Complementary

  1. #8ec79f
  2. #c78eb6

Split complementary

  1. #8ec79f
  2. #bb8ec7
  3. #c78e99

Analogous

  1. #99c78e
  2. #8ec79f
  3. #8ec7bb

Triadic

  1. #8ec79f
  2. #9f8ec7
  3. #c79f8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ec79f
  2. #8eb6c7
  3. #c78eb6
  4. #c79f8e

Square

  1. #8ec79f
  2. #8e99c7
  3. #c78eb6
  4. #c7bb8e

Monochromatic

  1. #3e7e51
  2. #5bae74
  3. #8ec79f
  4. #c1e0ca
  5. #f1f8f3

Shades

#8ec79f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ec79f
  2. #80b38f
  3. #729f7f
  4. #638b6f
  5. #55775f
  6. #476450
  7. #395040
  8. #2b3c30
  9. #1c2820
  10. #0e1410
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ec79f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ec79f
  2. #99cda9
  3. #a5d2b2
  4. #b0d8bc
  5. #bbddc5
  6. #c7e3cf
  7. #d2e9d9
  8. #ddeee2
  9. #e8f4ec
  10. #f4f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ec79f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ec79f
  2. #8dc09c
  3. #8bb999
  4. #8ab296
  5. #88ab93
  6. #87a490
  7. #869c8c
  8. #849589
  9. #838e86
  10. #818783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aabfb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7be9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb7a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #85c6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3c29e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adbea0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #89c6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ec79f {
  color: #8ec79f;
}
Background
.bg-8ec79f {
  background-color: #8ec79f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ec79f {
  border: 2px solid #8ec79f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ec79f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 199 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 34% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ec79f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ec79f, #8ec7bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ec79f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 199 159 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 3.88 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.74 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.88 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.99 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.14 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.02 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.11 #713860 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#8ec79f  rgb(142, 199, 159)  hsl(138, 34%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#c78eb6  rgb(199, 142, 182)  hsl(318, 34%, 67%)  Lilac
#9f8ec7  rgb(159, 142, 199)  hsl(258, 34%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#c79f8e  rgb(199, 159, 142)  hsl(18, 34%, 67%)  Tumbleweed