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#6E8D4D

#6e8d4d ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6e8d4d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 55.29% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.39% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 89.06°, with 29.36% saturation and 42.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.6.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.229

Complementary

  1. #6e8d4d
  2. #6c4d8d

Split complementary

  1. #6e8d4d
  2. #4d4e8d
  3. #8c4d8d

Analogous

  1. #8d8c4d
  2. #6e8d4d
  3. #4e8d4d

Triadic

  1. #6e8d4d
  2. #4d6e8d
  3. #8d4d6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e8d4d
  2. #4d8d6c
  3. #6c4d8d
  4. #8d4d6e

Square

  1. #6e8d4d
  2. #4d8d8c
  3. #6c4d8d
  4. #8d4d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #212a17
  2. #475c32
  3. #6e8d4d
  4. #94b374
  5. #bacea5

Shades

#6e8d4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e8d4d
  2. #637f45
  3. #58713e
  4. #4d6336
  5. #42552e
  6. #374727
  7. #2c381f
  8. #212a17
  9. #161c0f
  10. #0b0e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e8d4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e8d4d
  2. #7d985f
  3. #8ba471
  4. #9aaf82
  5. #a8bb94
  6. #b7c6a6
  7. #c5d1b8
  8. #d4ddca
  9. #e2e8db
  10. #f1f4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e8d4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e8d4d
  2. #708c52
  3. #728a57
  4. #73895c
  5. #758861
  6. #778767
  7. #79856c
  8. #7b8471
  9. #7c8376
  10. #7e817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b8772 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928548 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8351 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70887e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85884a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82874f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f8a6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e8d4d {
  color: #6e8d4d;
}
Background
.bg-6e8d4d {
  background-color: #6e8d4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e8d4d {
  border: 2px solid #6e8d4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e8d4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 141 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e8d4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e8d4d, #4e8d4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e8d4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 141 77 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.60 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.83 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.25 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.01 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.25 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.46 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.81 #9172b2 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#6e8d4d  rgb(110, 141, 77)  hsl(89, 29%, 43%)  Moss Green
#6c4d8d  rgb(108, 77, 141)  hsl(269, 29%, 43%)  Royal Purple
#4d6e8d  rgb(77, 110, 141)  hsl(209, 29%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#8d4d6e  rgb(141, 77, 110)  hsl(329, 29%, 43%)  Twilight Lavender