#8cb281

Color #8cb281

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 4.72 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb281

RGB

rgb(140, 178, 129)

HSL

hsl(106.5, 24.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(106.5, 27.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 0%, 27.5%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(68.75, -22.26, 20.98)

LCH

lch(68.75, 30.59, 136.7)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0805, 138.73)

HWB

hwb(106.5, 50.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a781b2

Analogous

#a5b281

#8cb281

#81b28f

Triadic

#8cb281

#818cb2

#b2818c

Split-complementary

#8cb281

#8f81b2

#b281a5

Tetradic

#8cb281

#81b2a7

#a781b2

#b2818c

Square

#8cb281

#81a5b2

#a781b2

#b28f81

Shades

Color #8cb281 mixed toward black.

#6f9f61

#597f4e

#435f3a

#2c4027

#162013

Tints

Color #8cb281 mixed toward white.

#9fbf96

#b2ccab

#c6d8c0

#d9e5d5

#ecf2ea

Tones

Color #8cb281 mixed toward gray.

#8eae85

#91aa89

#93a68d

#95a291

#979e95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e8f · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#9c9992 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#8e999b · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb281;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb281]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#8cb281 (#8cb281) is rgb(140, 178, 129) in RGB.

No, #8cb281 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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