HEX Color #8A9975 (Darkseagreen)

About #8A9975

The precise color #8A9975 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkseagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 153, and 117.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. 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.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A9975

RGB138, 153, 117

HSL85.0°, 15.0%, 52.9%

CMYK10%, 0%, 24%, 40%

HSV85.0°, 23.5%, 60.0%

LAB61.2, -12.0, 17.2

XYZ25.1, 29.5, 21.2

Decimal9083253

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A9975 #837499

Analogous

#999674 #779974

Triadic

#748A99 #99748A

Tetradic

#749996 #837499 #997477

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A9975

#97A484

#A4AF93

#B1BBA3

#BEC6B2

#CBD1C1

#D8DDD1

#E5E8E0

#F2F3EF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A9975

#7A8868

#6B775B

#5C664E

#4C5541

#3D4434

#2E3327

#1E221A

#0F110D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.05:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.89:1

Text on #000000

AA

2.91:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

5.86:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A9975; }

.text-color { color: #8A9975; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A9975; }

Similar Colors

Darkseagreen

#8FBC8F