Palettes / Colors / #8DC490

#8DC490 — Light Muted Green

#8DC490 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#8DC490 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 #C48DC1; it also sits naturally between #A6C48D and #8DC4AB. 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 56%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8DC490

.text { color: #8DC490; }
.background { background-color: #8DC490; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8DC490; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 196, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(123, 32%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8DC490; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 196, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8DC490; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 196, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8DC490">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8DC490">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C48DC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8DC490: #000000.

How #8DC490 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 #8DC490 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 #8DC490?

#8DC490 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 141, 196, 144). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8DC490?

#8DC490 is RGB 141, 196, 144 — HSL 123°, 32%, 66% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 27%, 23%.

What colors go with #8DC490?

Its complement is #C48DC1; analogous partners are #A6C48D and #8DC4AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8DC490 for text?

Black text on #8DC490 has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.