Dark sea green

#9dcba6

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 light green that feels open. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Dark sea green color values

Every conversion for #9dcba6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9dcba6

RGB157, 203, 166

HSL132, 31%, 71%

HSV132, 23%, 80%

CMYK23%, 0%, 18%, 20%

Lab77.66, -22.43, 13.6

XYZ42.14, 52.63, 44.01

Decimal10341286

Web safe#99cc99

Pantone345 C

Shades of dark sea green

#87c092 #72b47f #5ca96b #4f955d #44804f #386a42 #2d5535 #213f27 #162a1a #0b140c

Tints of dark sea green

#a6d0ae #aed4b6 #b7d9be #c0ddc5 #c8e2cd #d1e6d5 #d9ebdd #e2f0e5 #ebf4ed #f3f9f4

Colors that go with dark sea green

Complementary#cb9dc2 Analogous#abcb9d Analogous#9dcbbd Triadic#a69dcb Triadic#cba69d Split complementary#bd9dcb Split complementary#cb9dab

Dark sea green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 23, 0, 18, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9dcba6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 0 18 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 4 21 26

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 #9dcba6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9dcba6; }
.text { color: #9dcba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dcba6; }

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 #9dcba6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9dcba6 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 #9dcba6 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 #9dcba6 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

Here is how the numbers for #9dcba6 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.