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#748E5A

#748e5a ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#748e5a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 55.69% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.62% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 22.41% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.238

Complementary

  1. #748e5a
  2. #745a8e

Split complementary

  1. #748e5a
  2. #5a5a8e
  3. #8e5a8e

Analogous

  1. #8e8e5a
  2. #748e5a
  3. #5a8e5a

Triadic

  1. #748e5a
  2. #5a748e
  3. #8e5a74

Tetradic

  1. #748e5a
  2. #5a8e74
  3. #745a8e
  4. #8e5a74

Square

  1. #748e5a
  2. #5a8e8e
  3. #745a8e
  4. #8e5a5a

Monochromatic

  1. #27301f
  2. #4e5f3c
  3. #748e5a
  4. #9ab184
  5. #c0cfb2

Shades

#748e5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #748e5a
  2. #688051
  3. #5d7248
  4. #51633f
  5. #465536
  6. #3a472d
  7. #2e3924
  8. #232b1b
  9. #171c12
  10. #0c0e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#748e5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #748e5a
  2. #82996b
  3. #90a57b
  4. #9eb08c
  5. #acbb9c
  6. #bac7ad
  7. #c7d2bd
  8. #d5ddce
  9. #e3e8de
  10. #f1f4ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#748e5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #748e5a
  2. #758d5e
  3. #768b62
  4. #788a65
  5. #798869
  6. #7a876d
  7. #7b8671
  8. #7c8475
  9. #7e8378
  10. #7f817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8977 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938756 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f855d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #768a81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878a58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #85895c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #758b73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-748e5a {
  color: #748e5a;
}
Background
.bg-748e5a {
  background-color: #748e5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-748e5a {
  border: 2px solid #748e5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #748e5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 142 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 22% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-748e5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #748e5a, #5a8e5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-748e5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 142 90 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.10 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.60 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.36 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.88 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.43 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 11.41 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.75 #8b71a5 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#748e5a  rgb(116, 142, 90)  hsl(90, 22%, 45%)  Moss Green
#745a8e  rgb(116, 90, 142)  hsl(270, 22%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#5a748e  rgb(90, 116, 142)  hsl(210, 22%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#8e5a74  rgb(142, 90, 116)  hsl(330, 22%, 45%)  Mauve Taupe