Palettes / Colors / #8EA49E

#8EA49E — Silver Grey

#8EA49E 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 #8EA49E 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.

#8EA49E 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 #A48E94; it also sits naturally between #8EA493 and #8E9FA4. 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 62%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EA49E

.text { color: #8EA49E; }
.background { background-color: #8EA49E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA49E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 164, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 11%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA49E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 164, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA49E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 164, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA49E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA49E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A48E94:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA49E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EA49E

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 #8EA49E 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 #8EA49E 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 #8EA49E?

#8EA49E is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 142, 164, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA49E?

#8EA49E is RGB 142, 164, 158 — HSL 164°, 11%, 60% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 4%, 36%.

What colors go with #8EA49E?

Its complement is #A48E94; analogous partners are #8EA493 and #8E9FA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA49E for text?

Black text on #8EA49E has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.