Green

#8ca397

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

Green is a mid green that feels grounded. 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.

Green color values

Every conversion for #8ca397, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8ca397
RGB140, 163, 151
HSL149, 11%, 59%
HSV149, 14%, 64%
CMYK14%, 0%, 7%, 36%
Lab64.97, -10.47, 3.53
XYZ29.5, 34.0, 34.29
Decimal9216919
Web safe#999999
Pantone5497 C
Pantone5497 CHex#8ca397Rgb140 163 151Cmyk14 0 7 36Lab65 -10 4Darker#475950Deep#678173Lighter#b4c2bb

Shades of green

#7d9789#6e8a7c#627b6e#566c61#4a5d53#3e4e45#323e38#262f2a#1a201d#0e110f

Tints of green

#97aba1#a1b4aa#acbcb4#b6c5bd#c1cdc7#cbd5d0#d6deda#e0e6e3#ebefed#f5f7f6

Colors that go with green

Complementary#a38c98Analogous#8da38cAnalogous#8ca3a2Triadic#978ca3Triadic#a3978cSplit complementary#a28ca3Split complementary#a38c8d

Green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 14, 0, 7, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8ca397 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
14 0 7 36
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
17 4 10 42
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.

Green in css

Copy #8ca397 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8ca397; }
.text { color: #8ca397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca397; }

How green looks on light and dark

Green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8ca397 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.69:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.80:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8ca397 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8ca397 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8ca397 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8ca397 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.