Dark sea green

#87bf9f

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

Dark sea green sits in the green range, mid and soft. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Dark sea green color values

Every conversion for #87bf9f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#87bf9f

RGB135, 191, 159

HSL146, 30%, 64%

HSV146, 29%, 75%

CMYK29%, 0%, 17%, 25%

Lab72.84, -24.94, 10.37

XYZ34.88, 44.92, 39.63

Decimal8896415

Web safe#99cc99

Pantone563 C

Shades of dark sea green

#74b590 #60aa80 #539b72 #488863 #3e7455 #346147 #294e39 #1f3a2b #15271d #0b140f

Tints of dark sea green

#92c5a8 #9dcbb0 #a8d0b9 #b2d6c2 #bddcca #c8e2d3 #d3e7dc #deede4 #e9f3ed #f3f9f6

Colors that go with dark sea green

Complementary#bf87a7 Analogous#8bbf87 Analogous#87bfbb Triadic#9f87bf Triadic#bf9f87 Split complementary#bb87bf Split complementary#bf878b

Dark sea green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 29, 0, 17, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87bf9f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 0 17 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 4 20 31

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 #87bf9f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87bf9f; }
.text { color: #87bf9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bf9f; }

How dark sea green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Dark sea green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #87bf9f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87bf9f 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 #87bf9f 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 #87bf9f 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #87bf9f are worked out. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.