Palettes / Colors / #8EA494

#8EA494 — Silver Grey

#8EA494 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #8EA494 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.

#8EA494 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. 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 #A48E9E; it also sits naturally between #93A48E and #8EA49F. 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 58%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EA494

.text { color: #8EA494; }
.background { background-color: #8EA494; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA494; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 164, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(136, 11%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA494; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 164, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA494; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 164, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA494">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA494">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A48E9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA494: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EA494

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 #8EA494 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 #8EA494 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 #8EA494?

#8EA494 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 142, 164, 148). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA494?

#8EA494 is RGB 142, 164, 148 — HSL 136°, 11%, 60% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 10%, 36%.

What colors go with #8EA494?

Its complement is #A48E9E; analogous partners are #93A48E and #8EA49F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA494 for text?

Black text on #8EA494 has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.