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#78956C

#78956c ≈ Moss Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#78956c is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 58.43% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.52% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 102.44°, with 16.21% saturation and 50.39% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 7.31.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2657

Complementary

  1. #78956c
  2. #896c95

Split complementary

  1. #78956c
  2. #746c95
  3. #956c8c

Analogous

  1. #8c956c
  2. #78956c
  3. #6c9574

Triadic

  1. #78956c
  2. #6c7895
  3. #956c78

Tetradic

  1. #78956c
  2. #6c9589
  3. #896c95
  4. #956c78

Square

  1. #78956c
  2. #6c8c95
  3. #896c95
  4. #95746c

Monochromatic

  1. #303c2c
  2. #54694c
  3. #78956c
  4. #a1b598
  5. #cad5c5

Shades

#78956c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #78956c
  2. #6c8661
  3. #607756
  4. #54684c
  5. #485941
  6. #3c4b36
  7. #303c2b
  8. #242d20
  9. #181e16
  10. #0c0f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#78956c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #78956c
  2. #86a07b
  3. #93aa89
  4. #a1b598
  5. #aebfa7
  6. #bccab6
  7. #c9d5c4
  8. #d7dfd3
  9. #e4eae2
  10. #f2f4f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#78956c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #78956c
  2. #79936e
  3. #7a9170
  4. #7a8f72
  5. #7b8d74
  6. #7c8b76
  7. #7d8878
  8. #7e867a
  9. #7e847c
  10. #7f827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #859081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988f69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938c6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77928a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c916a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89906d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78937f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-78956c {
  color: #78956c;
}
Background
.bg-78956c {
  background-color: #78956c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-78956c {
  border: 2px solid #78956c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #78956c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 149 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 16% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-78956c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #78956c, #6c9574);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-78956c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 149 108 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.31 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.55 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.95 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.53 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 11.74 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.32 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 12.54 #876a93 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Moss Green
#78956c  rgb(120, 149, 108)  hsl(102, 16%, 50%)  Moss Green
#896c95  rgb(137, 108, 149)  hsl(282, 16%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6c7895  rgb(108, 120, 149)  hsl(222, 16%, 50%)  Slate Gray
#956c78  rgb(149, 108, 120)  hsl(342, 16%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe