#8cb079

Color #8cb079

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 7.58 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb079

RGB

rgb(140, 176, 121)

HSL

hsl(99.3, 25.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(99.3, 31.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.5%, 0%, 31.3%, 31%)

LAB

lab(68.03, -22.54, 24.31)

LCH

lch(68.03, 33.15, 132.84)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0865, 135.14)

HWB

hwb(99.3, 47.5%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d79b0

Analogous

#a7b079

#8cb079

#79b081

Triadic

#8cb079

#798cb0

#b0798c

Split-complementary

#8cb079

#8179b0

#b079a7

Tetradic

#8cb079

#79b09d

#9d79b0

#b0798c

Square

#8cb079

#79a7b0

#9d79b0

#b08179

Shades

Color #8cb079 mixed toward black.

#729c5c

#5b7c49

#445d37

#2e3e25

#171f12

Tints

Color #8cb079 mixed toward white.

#9fbd8f

#b2caa6

#c5d7bc

#d9e5d2

#ecf2e9

Tones

Color #8cb079 mixed toward gray.

#8dab7d

#8fa782

#90a287

#929e8b

#939990

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d89 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#9b988c · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#8e9496 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb079;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb079]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Green Yellow #adff2f

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#8cb079 (#8cb079) is rgb(140, 176, 121) in RGB.

No, #8cb079 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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