Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f) is a light, muted green. It is a CSS named color, so you can use it in stylesheets as color: darkseagreen as well as by its hex code. In RGB it is rgb(143, 188, 143); in HSL, hsl(120, 25%, 65%).
| Hex | #8fbc8f |
|---|---|
| CSS name | darkseagreen |
| RGB | rgb(143, 188, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 25%, 65%) |
| CMYK | 24%, 0%, 24%, 26% |
| CSS example | color: #8fbc8f; background-color: rgb(143, 188, 143); |
The hue stepped through seven lightness levels, each matched to the closest named or web-safe color — useful for backgrounds, borders, text and hover states that all belong to one family. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.
Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:
Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:
Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:
Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:
On a #8fbc8f background, black text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.
| Text color | Contrast ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text (#ffffff) | 2.15:1 | Fails | Fails |
| Black text (#000000) | 9.76:1 | AAA | AAA |
The CSS named colors closest to #8fbc8f:
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