Palettes / Colors / #8BC581

#8BC581 — Muted Green

#8BC581 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#8BC581 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB81C5; it also sits naturally between #ADC581 and #81C599. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 55% · Green 77% · Blue 51%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 23%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8BC581

.text { color: #8BC581; }
.background { background-color: #8BC581; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BC581; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 197, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 37%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BC581; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 197, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BC581; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 197, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8BC581">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8BC581">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB81C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BC581: #000000.

How #8BC581 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8BC581 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8BC581?

#8BC581 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 139, 197, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BC581?

#8BC581 is RGB 139, 197, 129 — HSL 111°, 37%, 64% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 35%, 23%.

What colors go with #8BC581?

Its complement is #BB81C5; analogous partners are #ADC581 and #81C599. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BC581 for text?

Black text on #8BC581 has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.