Information about #8CB990 color

#8CB990 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8CB990 is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 185, 144) — 54.9% red, 72.5% green, 56.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 16 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained leafy green, #8CB990 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Summer Green (#8FB69C) and Cortis (#86AD8E).

The recipe behind #8CB990 is rgb(140, 185, 144), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #8CB990 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8CB990 color variations

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#8CB990 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8CB990

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Cortis color link
Cortis

#86AD8E

Padua color link
Padua

#7EB394

Dottie Green color link
Dottie Green

#86AD87

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Bay Leaf color link
Bay Leaf

#7BB18D

Envy color link
Envy

#8BA690

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Marsh Green color link
Marsh Green

#8BA58F

De York color link
De York

#85CA87

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CB990
  • RGB140, 185, 144
  • CMYK18, 0, 16, 27
  • CSSrgb(140, 185, 144)
  • HSL125°, 24%, 64%
  • HSL Precise125.333°, 24.324%, 63.725%
  • HSV125°, 24%, 73%
  • HSB125°, 24%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.725, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.725, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.725, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8CB990
  • DECIMAL ID9222544
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01