Dark sea green

#78b284

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark sea green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark sea green is a mid green that feels grounded. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Dark sea green color values

Every conversion for #78b284, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#78b284

RGB120, 178, 132

HSL132, 27%, 58%

HSV132, 33%, 70%

CMYK33%, 0%, 26%, 30%

Lab67.65, -28.54, 17.65

XYZ27.83, 37.5, 27.6

Decimal7910020

Web safe#669999

Pantone556 C

Shades of dark sea green

#67a874 #599c67 #4f8b5b #457a50 #3c6945 #32583a #28472f #1f3623 #152518 #0b130d

Tints of dark sea green

#84b98f #91c09b #9dc7a6 #a9ceb1 #b6d5bc #c2dcc8 #cfe3d3 #dbeade #e7f1e9 #f4f9f5

Colors that go with dark sea green

Complementary#b278a6 Analogous#89b278 Analogous#78b2a1 Triadic#8478b2 Triadic#b28478 Split complementary#a178b2 Split complementary#b27889

Dark sea green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 33, 0, 26, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #78b284 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 0 26 30

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 4 28 36

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark sea green in css

Copy #78b284 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #78b284; }
.text { color: #78b284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78b284; }

How dark sea green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark sea green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #78b284 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #78b284 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark sea green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #78b284 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark sea green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark sea green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #78b284 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark sea green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #78b284 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.