Dark Sea Green is a light pastel shade of Green. It belongs to the color family Pastel Green, and it has high lightness and low saturation. Dark Sea Green is a pastel color. Dark Sea Green is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Sea Green is #8BB381.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Sea Green has 55%% Red, 70% Green, and 51% Blue.
Dark Sea Green has 108° Hue, 28% Saturation, and 70% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Sea Green has 108° Hue, 25% Saturation, and 60% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Sea Green has 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow, and 30% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#8BB381 |
|
RGB |
(139, 179, 129) |
(55%, 70%, 51%) |
HSV |
(108°, 28, 70) |
(30%, 28%, 70%) |
HSL |
(108°, 25, 60) |
(30%, 25%, 60%) |
CMYK |
(22, 0, 28, 30) |
(22%, 0%, 28%, 30%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Sea Green is 39%, which is medium high.
Dark Sea Green has a higher contrast with black than white.
Dark Sea Green and black have a 8.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Dark Sea Green and white have a 2.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
39% |
AAA (8.9) |
insufficient (2.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Sea Green paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Yellow, 17% Green, 30% Black, 51% White, as shown below.
Yellow
2%
Red
0%
Green
17%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
30%
White
51%
To mix Dark Sea Green paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 9% Cyan, 11% Yellow, 30% Black, 51% White, as shown below.
Cyan
9%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
11%
Black
30%
White
51%
Colors similar to Dark Sea Green are: Faded Green, Greenish Grey, Lichen, Greyish Green, and Dusty Green. Faded Green is more green and brighter and darker than Dark Sea Green. Greenish Grey is more yellow and paler than Dark Sea Green. Lichen is more yellow and brighter than Dark Sea Green. Greyish Green is more green and paler and darker than Dark Sea Green. Dusty Green is more green and brighter and darker than Dark Sea Green.