Palettes / Colors / #8EA686

#8EA686 — Dusty Green

#8EA686 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 #8EA686 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.

#8EA686 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 #9E87A6; it also sits naturally between #9EA687 and #87A68F. 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 65% · Blue 53%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EA686

.text { color: #8EA686; }
.background { background-color: #8EA686; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA686; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 166, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 15%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA686; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 166, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA686; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 166, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA686">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA686">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E87A6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA686: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EA686

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 #8EA686 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 #8EA686 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

← #8EA685  ·  #8EA687 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8EA686?

#8EA686 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 142, 166, 134). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA686?

#8EA686 is RGB 142, 166, 134 — HSL 105°, 15%, 59% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 19%, 35%.

What colors go with #8EA686?

Its complement is #9E87A6; analogous partners are #9EA687 and #87A68F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA686 for text?

Black text on #8EA686 has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.