#8ABDA0

A light, muted green closely aligning with Darkseagreen.

About #8ABDA0

At its core, #8ABDA0 is a light and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkseagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 189, and 160.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 27% 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8ABDA0
RGB138, 189, 160
HSL145.9°, 27.9%, 64.1%
CMYK27%, 0%, 15%, 26%
HSV145.9°, 27.0%, 74.1%
LAB72.5, -22.8, 9.3
XYZ35.0, 44.3, 40.0
Decimal9092512

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.13:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.87:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.39:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8ABDA0; }
.text-color { color: #8ABDA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8ABDA0; }

Similar Colors

Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F