Palettes / Colors / #8EC2AA

#8EC2AA — Light Dusty Green

#8EC2AA is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#8EC2AA is a cool 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 #C28EA7; it also sits naturally between #8EC290 and #8EC1C2. 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 76% · Blue 67%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EC2AA

.text { color: #8EC2AA; }
.background { background-color: #8EC2AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EC2AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 194, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 30%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EC2AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 194, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EC2AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 194, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EC2AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EC2AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C28EA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EC2AA: #000000.

How #8EC2AA 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 #8EC2AA 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 #8EC2AA?

#8EC2AA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 142, 194, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EC2AA?

#8EC2AA is RGB 142, 194, 170 — HSL 152°, 30%, 66% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 12%, 24%.

What colors go with #8EC2AA?

Its complement is #C28EA7; analogous partners are #8EC290 and #8EC1C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EC2AA for text?

Black text on #8EC2AA has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.