Dark sea green

#87a579

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

This is Dark sea green, a muted green at 101 degrees. 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 #87a579, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#87a579

RGB135, 165, 121

HSL101, 20%, 56%

HSV101, 27%, 65%

CMYK18%, 0%, 27%, 35%

Lab64.52, -18.79, 19.49

XYZ26.9, 33.44, 23.13

Decimal8889721

Web safe#999966

Pantone624 C

Shades of dark sea green

#799b6a #6d8d5e #617d54 #556e4a #495f40 #3e4f35 #32402b #263121 #1a2217 #0e120c

Tints of dark sea green

#92ad85 #9db692 #a8be9e #b3c6aa #beceb7 #c9d7c3 #d4dfcf #dfe7dc #eaf0e8 #f5f8f4

Colors that go with dark sea green

Complementary#9779a5 Analogous#9da579 Analogous#79a581 Triadic#7987a5 Triadic#a57987 Split complementary#8179a5 Split complementary#a5799d

Dark sea green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 18, 0, 27, 35.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87a579 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

18 0 27 35

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 4 29 41

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark sea green in css

Copy #87a579 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87a579; }
.text { color: #87a579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87a579; }

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 #87a579 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87a579 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark sea green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #87a579 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark sea green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #87a579 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

Every value on this page for #87a579 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.