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#778959

#778959 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#778959 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 53.73% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.04% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 21.24% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.78.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2253

Complementary

  1. #778959
  2. #6b5989

Split complementary

  1. #778959
  2. #595f89
  3. #835989

Analogous

  1. #898359
  2. #778959
  3. #5f8959

Triadic

  1. #778959
  2. #597789
  3. #895977

Tetradic

  1. #778959
  2. #59896b
  3. #6b5989
  4. #895977

Square

  1. #778959
  2. #598983
  3. #6b5989
  4. #89595f

Monochromatic

  1. #262c1d
  2. #4f5b3b
  3. #778959
  4. #9dad81
  5. #c1cbb0

Shades

#778959 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #778959
  2. #6b7b50
  3. #5f6e47
  4. #53603e
  5. #475235
  6. #3c452d
  7. #303724
  8. #24291b
  9. #181b12
  10. #0c0e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#778959 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #778959
  2. #85956a
  3. #92a17a
  4. #a0ac8b
  5. #adb89b
  6. #bbc4ac
  7. #c9d0bd
  8. #d6dccd
  9. #e4e7de
  10. #f1f3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#778959 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #778959
  2. #78885d
  3. #798761
  4. #7a8665
  5. #7b8569
  6. #7c856d
  7. #7c8470
  8. #7d8374
  9. #7e8278
  10. #7f817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e8356 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c825b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a857d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858657 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84855a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #798670 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-778959 {
  color: #778959;
}
Background
.bg-778959 {
  background-color: #778959;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-778959 {
  border: 2px solid #778959;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #778959;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 137 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 21% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-778959 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #778959, #5f8959);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-778959 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 137 89 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.78 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.74 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.03 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.38 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.59 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.87 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.31 #8876a6 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#778959  rgb(119, 137, 89)  hsl(83, 21%, 44%)  Moss Green
#6b5989  rgb(107, 89, 137)  hsl(263, 21%, 44%)  Royal Purple
#597789  rgb(89, 119, 137)  hsl(203, 21%, 44%)  Slate Gray
#895977  rgb(137, 89, 119)  hsl(323, 21%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender