#8A996D
A medium, muted green closely aligning with Darkseagreen.
About #8A996D
At its core, #8A996D is a medium and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkseagreen. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 153 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#8A996D
RGB138, 153, 109
HSL80.5°, 17.7%, 51.4%
CMYK10%, 0%, 29%, 40%
HSV80.5°, 28.8%, 60.0%
LAB61.0, -13.3, 21.4
XYZ24.6, 29.3, 18.8
Decimal9083245
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.86:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.93:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #8A996D;
}
.text-color {
color: #8A996D;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #8A996D;
}