Information about Dark Sea Green color

#8FBC8F - Dark Sea Green color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8FBC8F, known as "Dark Sea Green", falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(143, 188, 143) — 56.1% red, 73.7% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 18 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8FBC8F reads as a moderately toned leafy green and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Frog Green (#99C68E). Slightly further away sit Summer Green (#8FB69C) and Greenish Grey (#96AE8D).

The recipe behind #8FBC8F is rgb(143, 188, 143), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. The name "Dark Sea Green" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Dark Sea Green color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Dark Sea Green color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dark Sea Green

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White

#FFFFFF

Dark Sea Green color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dark Sea Green

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#66A366

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Black

#000000

Dark Sea Green color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dark Sea Green

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Grey

#808080

Dark Sea Green color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Dark Sea Green

#8FBC8F
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Dark Sea Green color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Dark Sea Green

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#8FBC8F
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#BC8F8F
Rosy Brown

#BC8F8F

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Rosy Brown

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to Dark Sea Green

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Greenish Grey color link
Greenish Grey

#96AE8D

Cortis color link
Cortis

#86AD8E

De York color link
De York

#85CA87

Dottie Green color link
Dottie Green

#86AD87

Padua color link
Padua

#7EB394

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Lichen color link
Lichen

#8FB67B

Pastel Grass Green color link
Pastel Grass Green

#9ECB91

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Envy color link
Envy

#8BA690

Dark Sea Green color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8FBC8F
  • RGB143, 188, 143
  • CMYK18, 0, 18, 26
  • CSSrgb(143, 188, 143)
  • HSL120°, 25%, 65%
  • HSL Precise120°, 25.14%, 64.902%
  • HSV120°, 24%, 74%
  • HSB120°, 24%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.561, 0.737, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.561, 0.737, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.561, 0.737, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8FBC8F
  • DECIMAL ID9419919
  • Name Length14
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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