Palettes / Colors / #8EC79C

#8EC79C — Light Muted Green

#8EC79C is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #8EC79C 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.

#8EC79C 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 #C78EB9; it also sits naturally between #9DC78E and #8EC7B9. 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 78% · Blue 61%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EC79C

.text { color: #8EC79C; }
.background { background-color: #8EC79C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EC79C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 199, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 34%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EC79C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 199, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EC79C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 199, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EC79C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EC79C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C78EB9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EC79C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EC79C

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 #8EC79C 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 #8EC79C 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

← #8EC79B  ·  #8EC79D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8EC79C?

#8EC79C is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 142, 199, 156). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EC79C?

#8EC79C is RGB 142, 199, 156 — HSL 135°, 34%, 67% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 22%, 22%.

What colors go with #8EC79C?

Its complement is #C78EB9; analogous partners are #9DC78E and #8EC7B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EC79C for text?

Black text on #8EC79C has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.