#8A997C

A medium, muted green closely aligning with Darkseagreen.

About #8A997C

Visually, #8A997C is defined as a muted green. Its closest recognized web color is Darkseagreen. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 153 parts green, and 124 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. 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.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A997C
RGB138, 153, 124
HSL91.0°, 12.4%, 54.3%
CMYK10%, 0%, 19%, 40%
HSV91.0°, 19.0%, 60.0%
LAB61.3, -10.9, 13.5
XYZ25.5, 29.6, 23.4
Decimal9083260

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.93:1
Text on #000000
AA
2.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.89:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A997C; }
.text-color { color: #8A997C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A997C; }

Similar Colors

Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F