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#779355

#779355 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#779355 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, 57.65% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.18% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 87.1°, with 26.72% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2545

Complementary

  1. #779355
  2. #715593

Split complementary

  1. #779355
  2. #555893
  3. #905593

Analogous

  1. #939055
  2. #779355
  3. #589355

Triadic

  1. #779355
  2. #557793
  3. #935577

Tetradic

  1. #779355
  2. #559371
  3. #715593
  4. #935577

Square

  1. #779355
  2. #559390
  3. #715593
  4. #935558

Monochromatic

  1. #29321d
  2. #506339
  3. #779355
  4. #9db57f
  5. #c2d1b0

Shades

#779355 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779355
  2. #6b844d
  3. #5f7644
  4. #53673c
  5. #475833
  6. #3c4a2b
  7. #303b22
  8. #242c1a
  9. #181d11
  10. #0c0f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#779355 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779355
  2. #859e66
  3. #92a977
  4. #a0b388
  5. #adbe99
  6. #bbc9aa
  7. #c9d4bb
  8. #d6dfcc
  9. #e4e9dd
  10. #f1f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779355 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779355
  2. #789159
  3. #798f5e
  4. #7a8d62
  5. #7b8b66
  6. #7c8a6b
  7. #7c886f
  8. #7d8673
  9. #7e8477
  10. #7f827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838e78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998b50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948a58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a8e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8e52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8d57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #799074 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779355 {
  color: #779355;
}
Background
.bg-779355 {
  background-color: #779355;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779355 {
  border: 2px solid #779355;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779355;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 147 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 27% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779355 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779355, #589355);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779355 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 147 85 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.40 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.97 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.66 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.69 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.32 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.38 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.58 #886caa Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Moss Green
#779355  rgb(119, 147, 85)  hsl(87, 27%, 45%)  Moss Green
#715593  rgb(113, 85, 147)  hsl(267, 27%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#557793  rgb(85, 119, 147)  hsl(207, 27%, 45%)  Queen Blue
#935577  rgb(147, 85, 119)  hsl(327, 27%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender