Palettes / Colors / #8EA07B

#8EA07B — Dusty Green

#8EA07B is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #8EA07B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8EA07B 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 #8C7A9F; it also sits naturally between #9F9E7A and #7B9F7A. 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 56% · Green 63% · Blue 48%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EA07B

.text { color: #8EA07B; }
.background { background-color: #8EA07B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA07B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 160, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 16%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA07B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 160, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA07B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 160, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA07B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA07B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8C7A9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA07B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EA07B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8EA07B 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 #8EA07B 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 #8EA07B?

#8EA07B is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 142, 160, 123). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA07B?

#8EA07B is RGB 142, 160, 123 — HSL 89°, 16%, 55% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 23%, 37%.

What colors go with #8EA07B?

Its complement is #8C7A9F; analogous partners are #9F9E7A and #7B9F7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA07B for text?

Black text on #8EA07B has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.