#8cb991

Color #8cb991

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 2.82 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#8cb991

RGB

rgb(140, 185, 145)

HSL

hsl(126.7, 24.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126.7, 24.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 21.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.09, -22.99, 15.54)

LCH

lch(71.09, 27.75, 145.94)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0745, 147.72)

HWB

hwb(126.7, 54.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b98cb4

Analogous

#9db98c

#8cb991

#8cb9a7

Triadic

#8cb991

#918cb9

#b9918c

Split-complementary

#8cb991

#a78cb9

#b98c9d

Tetradic

#8cb991

#8cb4b9

#b98cb4

#b9918c

Square

#8cb991

#8c9db9

#b98cb4

#b9a78c

Shades

Color #8cb991 mixed toward black.

#6aa471

#528758

#3d6542

#29432c

#142216

Tints

Color #8cb991 mixed toward white.

#9fc5a3

#b2d0b6

#c5dcc8

#d9e8da

#ecf3ed

Tones

Color #8cb991 mixed toward gray.

#90b594

#93b197

#97ae9a

#9baa9d

#9fa6a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a29c · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#9f9b9e · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#8fa4a6 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8cb991;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8cb991]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#8cb991 (#8cb991) is rgb(140, 185, 145) in RGB.

No, #8cb991 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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