Palettes / Colors / #8EA758

#8EA758 — Dusty Green

#8EA758 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #8EA758 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.

#8EA758 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 #7158A7; it also sits naturally between #A79958 and #66A758. 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 35%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EA758

.text { color: #8EA758; }
.background { background-color: #8EA758; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA758; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 167, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 31%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA758; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 167, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA758; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 167, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA758">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA758">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7158A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA758: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EA758

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 #8EA758 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 #8EA758 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 #8EA758?

#8EA758 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 142, 167, 88). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA758?

#8EA758 is RGB 142, 167, 88 — HSL 79°, 31%, 50% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 47%, 35%.

What colors go with #8EA758?

Its complement is #7158A7; analogous partners are #A79958 and #66A758. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA758 for text?

Black text on #8EA758 has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.