Morning Blue (#8DA399)

The hex code for Morning Blue is #8DA399. It is rgb(141, 163, 153) in RGB, hsl(153, 11%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 36%) in CMYK — a light green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#8DA399

RGBrgb(141, 163, 153)

HSLhsl(153, 11%, 60%)

HSVhsv(153, 13%, 64%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.029 166.4)

LABlab(65.05% -9.52 2.48)

LCHlch(65.05% 9.84 165.39)

Colors Closest to Morning Blue

Morning Blue is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Mummy's Tomb#828E84ΔE 8.15 Traffic Gray a#8F9695ΔE 8.16 Spanish Gray#989898ΔE 10.08 Pewter#899499ΔE 10.09 Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 10.3 Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 10.69

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#8DA399 Channel Values

How Morning Blue breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 141 · G 163 · B 153	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 153° · S 11% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 153° · S 13% · V 64%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 36%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.68:1 vs white · 7.83:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Morning Blue background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Morning Blue

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Morning Blue; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Morning Blue

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How Morning Blue Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8DA399

Protanopia#A0A099

Protanomaly#98A199

Deuteranopia#9C9C9A

Deuteranomaly#969F99

Tritanopia#8EA2A2

Tritanomaly#8EA29E

Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

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Using #8DA399 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--morning-blue: #8DA399;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DA399;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'morning-blue': '#8DA399' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.639, blue: 0.600)

Android XML<color name="morning_blue">#8DA399</color>

SVG fillfill="#8DA399"

More Green Colors

Morning Blue sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8f9779 8affd2 8fbc8f 8affc4 8fd400 8aff8a 8fdbc2 8aae4c 8fff1f 8a9a5b 8fffda 88e288 9fc69f b3ffe5 cfdeb5 e9fce9 006600 00b300 047b04 1a2421 306030 3cb371 55dd33 6bb300

#8DA399 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Morning Blue?

The hex code for Morning Blue is #8DA399. That is rgb(141, 163, 153) in RGB, hsl(153, 11%, 60%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #8DA399?

#8DA399 is rgb(141, 163, 153) — red 141, green 163, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DA399?

#8DA399 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 6%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DA399 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DA399 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8DA399 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8DA399 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 10.69, which is visibly different.

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