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#709C49

#709c49 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#709c49 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 61.18% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.21% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 91.81°, with 36.24% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.43.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.277

Complementary

  1. #709c49
  2. #75499c

Split complementary

  1. #709c49
  2. #4c499c
  3. #9c4999

Analogous

  1. #999c49
  2. #709c49
  3. #499c4c

Triadic

  1. #709c49
  2. #49709c
  3. #9c4970

Tetradic

  1. #709c49
  2. #499c75
  3. #75499c
  4. #9c4970

Square

  1. #709c49
  2. #49999c
  3. #75499c
  4. #9c4c49

Monochromatic

  1. #253418
  2. #4b6831
  3. #709c49
  4. #97be74
  5. #bed6a8

Shades

#709c49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #709c49
  2. #658c42
  3. #5a7d3a
  4. #4e6d33
  5. #435e2c
  6. #384e25
  7. #2d3e1d
  8. #222f16
  9. #161f0f
  10. #0b1007
  11. #000000

Tints

#709c49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #709c49
  2. #7ea65b
  3. #8db06d
  4. #9bba80
  5. #a9c492
  6. #b8cea4
  7. #c6d7b6
  8. #d4e1c8
  9. #e2ebdb
  10. #f1f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#709c49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #709c49
  2. #72994f
  3. #739654
  4. #75945a
  5. #76915f
  6. #788e65
  7. #7a8b6a
  8. #7b8870
  9. #7d8675
  10. #7e837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29241 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8e4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #719689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919645 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c944c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #719975 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-709c49 {
  color: #709c49;
}
Background
.bg-709c49 {
  background-color: #709c49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-709c49 {
  border: 2px solid #709c49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #709c49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 156 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 36% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-709c49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #709c49, #499c4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-709c49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 156 73 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.43 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.46 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.52 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.18 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.89 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.00 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.30 #8f63b6 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#709c49  rgb(112, 156, 73)  hsl(92, 36%, 45%)  Moss Green
#75499c  rgb(117, 73, 156)  hsl(272, 36%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#49709c  rgb(73, 112, 156)  hsl(212, 36%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#9c4970  rgb(156, 73, 112)  hsl(332, 36%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender