Close to Dark Sea Green

#8BC992

#8BC992 is a light, muted green, close to the color Dark Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 78.8% green, and 57.3% blue. Its hue is 127°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.93:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

10.87:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.93:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

10.87:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8BC992 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#8BC992
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #8BC992?

#8BC992 is a light, muted green, close to the color Dark Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 54.5% red, 78.8% green, and 57.3% blue. Its hue is 127°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #8BC992 in RGB?

#8BC992 is rgb(139, 201, 146): 139 red, 201 green, and 146 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #8BC992 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(31, 0, 27, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #8BC992?

PANTONE 345 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #8BC992?

Its complement #E6A6DE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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