What color is #8FBC8F?

#8FBC8F is a light, desaturated green known as Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Sea Green?

The RGB value is 143, 188, 143: 143 red, 188 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Sea Green?

The complementary color is #BC8FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBC8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Sea Green color: hex code #8FBC8F

#8FBC8F rgb(143, 188, 143)

Shades of green

Dark Sea Green has the hex code #8FBC8F. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 73.7% green and 56.1% blue (143, 188, 143).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 26% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darkseagreen.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F) color codes

HEX	`#8FBC8F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 188, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 73.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.09, -23.82, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.09, 29.88, 142.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.267, 43.788, 32.628)`
Decimal	`9419919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Sea Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8FBC8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBC8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8FBC8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fbc8f; }
.text { color: #8fbc8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fbc8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 188 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fbc8f, #8fbca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8FBC8F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8FBC8F?: #8FBC8F is a light, desaturated green known as Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Sea Green?: The RGB value is 143, 188, 143: 143 red, 188 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Sea Green?: The complementary color is #BC8FBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBC8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.