#8ba98e

Color #8ba98e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#8ba98e

RGB

rgb(139, 169, 142)

HSL

hsl(126, 14.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(126, 17.8%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 0%, 16%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(66.38, -15.73, 10.56)

LCH

lch(66.38, 18.95, 146.13)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0511, 147.71)

HWB

hwb(126, 54.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a98ba6

Analogous

#97a98b

#8ba98e

#8ba99d

Triadic

#8ba98e

#8e8ba9

#a98e8b

Split-complementary

#8ba98e

#9d8ba9

#a98b97

Tetradic

#8ba98e

#8ba6a9

#a98ba6

#a98e8b

Square

#8ba98e

#8b97a9

#a98ba6

#a99d8b

Shades

Color #8ba98e mixed toward black.

#6d9371

#57765a

#425844

#2c3b2d

#161d17

Tints

Color #8ba98e mixed toward white.

#9eb7a1

#b2c6b4

#c5d4c6

#d8e2d9

#ecf1ec

Tones

Color #8ba98e mixed toward gray.

#8da790

#90a492

#92a294

#959f96

#989d98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999995 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#979597 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#8d9a9c · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8ba98e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8ba98e]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#8ba98e (#8ba98e) is rgb(139, 169, 142) in RGB.

No, #8ba98e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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