Dark sea green

#bfe4bd

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 soft green at 117 degrees. 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 #bfe4bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfe4bd

RGB191, 228, 189

HSL117, 42%, 82%

HSV117, 17%, 89%

CMYK16%, 0%, 17%, 11%

Lab87.11, -19.35, 15.08

XYZ58.41, 70.24, 58.62

Decimal12575933

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone344 C

Shades of dark sea green

#a4d9a2 #8ace86 #6fc26b #55b74f #469f41 #3a8336 #2e682b #224d1f #163114 #0a1609

Tints of dark sea green

#c9e8c8 #d4edd2 #d9efd8 #def1dd #e3f3e2 #e8f5e8 #eef8ed #f3faf2

Colors that go with dark sea green

Complementary#e2bde4 Analogous#d3e4bd Analogous#bde4ce Triadic#bdbfe4 Triadic#e4bdbf Split complementary#cebde4 Split complementary#e4bdd3

Dark sea green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 16, 0, 17, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfe4bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 0 17 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 4 20 17

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 #bfe4bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfe4bd; }
.text { color: #bfe4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfe4bd; }

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 #bfe4bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfe4bd 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 #bfe4bd 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 #bfe4bd 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 #bfe4bd is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.