Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)

The hex code for Dark Sea Green is #8FBC8F. It is rgb(143, 188, 143) in RGB, hsl(120, 25%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 26%) in CMYK — a light green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FBC8F

HEX#8FBC8F

RGBrgb(143, 188, 143)

HSLhsl(120, 25%, 65%)

HSVhsv(120, 24%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.08 144.7)

LABlab(72.11% -22.20 17.81)

LCHlch(72.11% 28.46 141.27)

Colors Closest to Dark Sea Green

Dark Sea Green 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.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6 Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.44 Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.42 Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.42 Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 13.08 Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 13.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#8FBC8F Channel Values

How Dark Sea Green 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 143 · G 188 · B 143	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 25% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 24% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 24% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.15:1 vs white · 9.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Dark Sea Green 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Dark Sea Green

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Dark Sea Green

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.

Tints

Shades

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How Dark Sea Green 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#8FBC8F

Protanopia#B5B58F

Protanomaly#A7B88F

Deuteranopia#AFAF91

Deuteranomaly#A3B490

Tritanopia#96B7B7

Tritanomaly#93B9A9

Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

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Using #8FBC8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--dark-sea-green: #8FBC8F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FBC8F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'dark-sea-green': '#8FBC8F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.737, blue: 0.561)

Android XML<color name="dark_sea_green">#8FBC8F</color>

SVG fillfill="#8FBC8F"

More Green Colors

Dark Sea Green sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8fd400 8f9779 8fdbc2 8da399 8fff1f 8affd2 8fffda 8affc4 90dab0 8aff8a 90ee90 8aae4c a0d6b4 b5ff6b d0e8a1 e9ffdb 006633 00b871 05df72 1a2421 306030 3c6300 50c878 66ffcc

#8FBC8F Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Sea Green?

The hex code for Dark Sea Green is #8FBC8F. That is rgb(143, 188, 143) in RGB, hsl(120, 25%, 65%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #8FBC8F?

#8FBC8F is rgb(143, 188, 143) — red 143, green 188, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FBC8F?

#8FBC8F converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FBC8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FBC8F scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is DarkSeaGreen a CSS named color?

Yes. DarkSeaGreen is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: darkseagreen instead of the hex code.

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