Palettes / Colors / #8EA864

#8EA864 — Dusty Green

#8EA864 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#8EA864 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 #7F66A9; it also sits naturally between #A9A166 and #6DA966. 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 66% · Blue 39%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 40% · Key 34%

Previews

CSS code for #8EA864

.text { color: #8EA864; }
.background { background-color: #8EA864; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EA864; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 168, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 28%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EA864; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 168, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EA864; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 168, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EA864">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EA864">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F66A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EA864: #000000.

How #8EA864 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 #8EA864

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 #8EA864?

#8EA864 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 142, 168, 100). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EA864?

#8EA864 is RGB 142, 168, 100 — HSL 83°, 28%, 53% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 40%, 34%.

What colors go with #8EA864?

Its complement is #7F66A9; analogous partners are #A9A166 and #6DA966. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EA864 for text?

Black text on #8EA864 has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.