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#6E9268

#6e9268 ≈ Moss Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#6e9268 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 57.25% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.77% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 111.43°, with 16.8% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 8.72.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2487

Complementary

  1. #6e9268
  2. #8c6892

Split complementary

  1. #6e9268
  2. #776892
  3. #926883

Analogous

  1. #839268
  2. #6e9268
  3. #689277

Triadic

  1. #6e9268
  2. #686e92
  3. #92686e

Tetradic

  1. #6e9268
  2. #68928c
  3. #8c6892
  4. #92686e

Square

  1. #6e9268
  2. #688392
  3. #8c6892
  4. #927768

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3928
  2. #4c6548
  3. #6e9268
  4. #98b394
  5. #c3d2c1

Shades

#6e9268 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e9268
  2. #63835e
  3. #587553
  4. #4d6649
  5. #42583e
  6. #374934
  7. #2c3a2a
  8. #212c1f
  9. #161d15
  10. #0b0f0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e9268 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e9268
  2. #7d9d77
  3. #8ba886
  4. #9ab395
  5. #a8bea4
  6. #b7c9b4
  7. #c5d3c3
  8. #d4ded2
  9. #e2e9e1
  10. #f1f4f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e9268 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e9268
  2. #70906a
  3. #728e6d
  4. #738d6f
  5. #758b72
  6. #778974
  7. #798776
  8. #7b8579
  9. #7c847b
  10. #7e827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8c7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948b65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f876a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6c8f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878e66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838c69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d907c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e9268 {
  color: #6e9268;
}
Background
.bg-6e9268 {
  background-color: #6e9268;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e9268 {
  border: 2px solid #6e9268;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e9268;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 146 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 111 17% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e9268 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e9268, #689277);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e9268 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 146 104 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.72 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.77 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 9.64 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.15 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.87 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 11.29 #40826d Viridian ΔE 11.64 #916d97 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#6e9268  rgb(110, 146, 104)  hsl(111, 17%, 49%)  Moss Green
#8c6892  rgb(140, 104, 146)  hsl(291, 17%, 49%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#686e92  rgb(104, 110, 146)  hsl(231, 17%, 49%)  Queen Blue
#92686e  rgb(146, 104, 110)  hsl(351, 17%, 49%)  Copper Rose