#8cb899

Color #8cb899

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb899

RGB

rgb(140, 184, 153)

HSL

hsl(137.7, 23.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(137.7, 23.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 0%, 16.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.98, -21, 11.04)

LCH

lch(70.98, 23.73, 152.27)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0648, 153.91)

HWB

hwb(137.7, 54.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b88cab

Analogous

#95b88c

#8cb899

#8cb8af

Triadic

#8cb899

#998cb8

#b8998c

Split-complementary

#8cb899

#af8cb8

#b88c95

Tetradic

#8cb899

#8cabb8

#b88cab

#b8998c

Square

#8cb899

#8c95b8

#b88cab

#b8af8c

Shades

Color #8cb899 mixed toward black.

#6aa37b

#528661

#3e6449

#294331

#152118

Tints

Color #8cb899 mixed toward white.

#9fc4aa

#b2d0bb

#c5dbcc

#d9e7dd

#ecf3ee

Tones

Color #8cb899 mixed toward gray.

#90b49a

#93b19c

#97ad9d

#9ba99f

#9ea6a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9ba3 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#8fa7a9 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb899;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb899]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#8cb899 (#8cb899) is rgb(140, 184, 153) in RGB.

No, #8cb899 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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