Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Dark Sea Green

Dark Sea Green is a muted and earth tone green color with HEX #8FBC8F. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 143, 188, 143, HSL 120, 25%, 65%, cool temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#8FBC8F green cool mutedearth-tone
HEX #8FBC8F
RGB rgb(143, 188, 143)
HSL hsl(120 25% 65%)
CMYK cmyk(24, 0, 24, 26)
Luminance 0.4379
Contrast Black 9.76:1White 2.15:1

CSS Utilities

--color-dark-sea-green: #8FBC8F;
.bg-dark-sea-green { background-color: #8FBC8F; }
.text-dark-sea-green { color: #8FBC8F; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4379
Black text9.76:1AA Pass
White text2.15:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#8FBC8F",
  "rgb": [
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    188,
    143
  ],
  "hsl": [
    120,
    25,
    65
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    0,
    24,
    26
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4379,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 9.76,
    "white": 2.15
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#BC8FBC",
  "analogous": [
    "#A6BC8F",
    "#8FBCA6"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#8F8FBC",
    "#BC8F8F"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#8FA6BC",
    "#BC8FBC",
    "#BCA68F"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#A68FBC",
    "#BC8FA6"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#C9DEC9",
    "#8FBC8F",
    "#5A965A"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#C9DEC9",
  "dark": "#5A965A",
  "saturated": "#7CD07C",
  "desaturated": "#A3A8A3",
  "pastel": "#E3E8E3",
  "neon": "#75FF75"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#BC8FBC",
    "#A6BC8F",
    "#8FBCA6"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#A3A8A3",
    "#C9DEC9"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#C9DEC9",
    "#A3A8A3"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "sage-green",
    "lichen",
    "willow-green",
    "laurel-green",
    "pistachio"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "dark-sea-green"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-sea-green-vs-lichen",
    "dark-sea-green-vs-sage-green",
    "pistachio-vs-dark-sea-green"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/dark-sea-green",
    "/css/colors/dark-sea-green",
    "/hex/8fbc8f"
  ],
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
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    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/lichen",
      "/colors/willow-green",
      "/colors/laurel-green",
      "/colors/pistachio",
      "/compare/dark-sea-green-vs-lichen",
      "/compare/dark-sea-green-vs-sage-green",
      "/compare/pistachio-vs-dark-sea-green",
      "/harmonies/dark-sea-green",
      "/wcag/dark-sea-green",
      "/css/colors/dark-sea-green",
      "/hex/8fbc8f"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Dark Sea Green",
  "cssName": "darkseagreen",
  "hex": "#8FBC8F",
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
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    "earth-tone"
  ],
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    "CSS color systems",
    "UI prototyping"
  ],
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    ],
    "contexts": [
      "web interfaces",
      "design systems",
      "technical color references"
    ],
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      "claims that require brand or cultural specificity"
    ]
  },
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  ],
  "sourceType": "standard",
  "confidence": "high",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.w3.org/TR/css-color-4/#named-colors",
  "origin": {
    "type": "css",
    "notes": "Standard CSS named color."
  },
  "reviewStatus": "auto",
  "editorialNotes": "Generated from CSS named color data and computed color-system properties.",
  "tags": [
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    "ui-prototyping",
    "context-dependent"
  ],
  "popularity": 67,
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    188,
    143
  ],
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    25,
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  ],
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  ],
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  },
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      "#8FBCA6"
    ],
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      "#BC8F8F"
    ],
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      "#8FA6BC",
      "#BC8FBC",
      "#BCA68F"
    ],
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      "#A68FBC",
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      "#8FBC8F",
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    ]
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    "saturated": "#7CD07C",
    "desaturated": "#A3A8A3",
    "pastel": "#E3E8E3",
    "neon": "#75FF75"
  },
  "wcag": {
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      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
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    ]
  },
  "css": {
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  ],
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    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
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    "/hex/8fbc8f"
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    ],
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      "/colors/willow-green",
      "/colors/laurel-green",
      "/colors/pistachio",
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      "/compare/dark-sea-green-vs-sage-green",
      "/compare/pistachio-vs-dark-sea-green",
      "/harmonies/dark-sea-green",
      "/wcag/dark-sea-green",
      "/css/colors/dark-sea-green",
      "/hex/8fbc8f"
    ]
  },
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      "#000000",
      "#BC8FBC",
      "#A6BC8F",
      "#8FBCA6"
    ],
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      "#A3A8A3",
      "#C9DEC9"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
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      "#000000"
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      "#C9DEC9",
      "#A3A8A3"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Dark Sea Green Color

Dark Sea Green sits in the green family with cool temperature and muted and earth tone visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Dark Sea Green is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Green color familyBrowse named green colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Dark Sea Green accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #8FBC8F.Dark Sea Green CSS utilitiesUse Dark Sea Green in CSS variables and utility classes.#8FBC8F HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Dark Sea Green paletteOpen the generated palette based on Dark Sea Green.Dark Sea Green harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Dark Sea Green against black and white text.

Black text9.76:1AA Pass
White text2.15:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Sage Green#9CAF88
Lichen#9BC4A2
Willow Green#A8B88F
Laurel Green#A9BA9D
Pistachio#93C572

Color Harmonies

#BC8FBC#BC8FBC
#A6BC8F#A6BC8F
#8FBCA6#8FBCA6
#8F8FBC#8F8FBC
Rosy Brown#BC8F8F
Open full Dark Sea Green harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#C9DEC9#C9DEC9
#5A965A#5A965A
#7CD07C#7CD07C
#A3A8A3#A3A8A3
#E3E8E3#E3E8E3
#75FF75#75FF75

Pairings

Black#000000
#BC8FBC#BC8FBC
#A6BC8F#A6BC8F
#8FBCA6#8FBCA6
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5