Dark sea green

#a2b8a5

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 confident. 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 #a2b8a5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a2b8a5

RGB162, 184, 165

HSL128, 13%, 68%

HSV128, 12%, 72%

CMYK12%, 0%, 10%, 28%

Lab72.68, -11.23, 7.11

XYZ38.83, 44.68, 42.17

Decimal10664101

Web safe#99cc99

Pantone623 C

Shades of dark sea green

#90aa94 #7e9d82 #6d8f71 #5f7d63 #526b55 #445947 #364739 #29352a #1b231c #0d110e

Tints of dark sea green

#aabead #b3c5b5 #bbcbbd #c3d1c5 #cbd8cd #d4ded5 #dce4dd #e4ebe5 #edf1ed #f5f7f5

Colors that go with dark sea green

Complementary#b8a2b5 Analogous#aab8a2 Analogous#a2b8b0 Triadic#a5a2b8 Triadic#b8a5a2 Split complementary#b0a2b8 Split complementary#b8a2aa

Dark sea green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 12, 0, 10, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a2b8a5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 0 10 28

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 4 13 34

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 #a2b8a5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a2b8a5; }
.text { color: #a2b8a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2b8a5; }

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 #a2b8a5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a2b8a5 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 #a2b8a5 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 #a2b8a5 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 #a2b8a5 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.