Palettes / Colors / #8EA348

#8EA348 — Muted Green

#8EA348 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #8EA348 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.

#8EA348 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 #5D48A3; it also sits naturally between #A38B48 and #60A348. 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 64% · Blue 28%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 56% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EA348

.text { color: #8EA348; }
.background { background-color: #8EA348; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA348; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 163, 72); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 39%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA348; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 163, 72, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA348; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 163, 72, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA348">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA348">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D48A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA348: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EA348

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 #8EA348 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 #8EA348 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 #8EA348?

#8EA348 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 142, 163, 72). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA348?

#8EA348 is RGB 142, 163, 72 — HSL 74°, 39%, 46% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 56%, 36%.

What colors go with #8EA348?

Its complement is #5D48A3; analogous partners are #A38B48 and #60A348. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA348 for text?

Black text on #8EA348 has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.81:1.