Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.15:1 — vs black: 9.76:1

Color values

  • HEX #8FBC8F
  • RGB rgb(143, 188, 143)
  • HSL hsl(120, 23%, 73%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 23.94, 0, 23.94, 26.27 )
  • Websafe #99CC99

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8FBC8F based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Sea Green
#8FBC8F Base
#BC8FBC
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Sea Green
#8FBC8F Base
#A6BC8F
#8FBCA6
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Sea Green
#8FBC8F Base
#8F8FBC
Rosy Brown
#BC8F8F
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Sea Green
#8FBC8F Base
#A68FBC
#BC8FA6
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Sea Green
#8FBC8F Base
#8FA6BC
#BC8FBC
#BCA68F
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Sea Green
#8FBC8F Base
#436F43
#5F9F5F
#75AD75
#A9CBA9
#BFD9BF
#EFF5EF
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Sea Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0A100A
#203620
#375C37
#4E834E
#69A569
Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F Base
#A2C7A2
#B5D3B5
#C9DEC9
#DCEADC
#EFF5EF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8FBC8F. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8FBC8F;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8FBC8F;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8FBC8F;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8FBC8F,
        #CCACCC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8FBC8F,
        #CCACCC
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-sea-green: #8FBC8F;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-sea-green-r: 143;
$dark-sea-green-g: 188;
$dark-sea-green-b: 143;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-sea-green;
    color: rgba($dark-sea-green-r, $dark-sea-green-g, $dark-sea-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Sea Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8FBC8F How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #B0B090 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B8B88F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #96B7B7 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B1B1B1 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Sea Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Sea Green #8FBC8F Base
Eton Blue #96C8A2 ΔE 3.96
Fern #71BC78 ΔE 6.31
Olivine #9AB973 ΔE 7.25
Asparagus #87A96B ΔE 7.53

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.