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#79894E

#79894e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#79894e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 53.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.07% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 76.27°, with 27.44% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2251

Complementary

  1. #79894e
  2. #5e4e89

Split complementary

  1. #79894e
  2. #4e5c89
  3. #7c4e89

Analogous

  1. #897c4e
  2. #79894e
  3. #5c894e

Triadic

  1. #79894e
  2. #4e7989
  3. #894e79

Tetradic

  1. #79894e
  2. #4e895e
  3. #5e4e89
  4. #894e79

Square

  1. #79894e
  2. #4e897c
  3. #5e4e89
  4. #894e5c

Monochromatic

  1. #232816
  2. #4e5832
  3. #79894e
  4. #9fb074
  5. #c1cba5

Shades

#79894e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79894e
  2. #6d7b46
  3. #616e3e
  4. #556037
  5. #49522f
  6. #3d4527
  7. #30371f
  8. #242917
  9. #181b10
  10. #0c0e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#79894e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79894e
  2. #869560
  3. #94a171
  4. #a1ac83
  5. #afb895
  6. #bcc4a7
  7. #c9d0b8
  8. #d7dcca
  9. #e4e7dc
  10. #f2f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79894e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79894e
  2. #7a8853
  3. #7a8758
  4. #7b865d
  5. #7c8562
  6. #7d8567
  7. #7d846c
  8. #7e8371
  9. #7f8276
  10. #7f817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908349 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8351 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7e847b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87854b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #868550 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7c866c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79894e {
  color: #79894e;
}
Background
.bg-79894e {
  background-color: #79894e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79894e {
  border: 2px solid #79894e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79894e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 137 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 27% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79894e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79894e, #5c894e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79894e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 137 78 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.90 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.74 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.68 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.27 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.42 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.48 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.14 #8676b1 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#79894e  rgb(121, 137, 78)  hsl(76, 27%, 42%)  Moss Green
#5e4e89  rgb(94, 78, 137)  hsl(256, 27%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#4e7989  rgb(78, 121, 137)  hsl(196, 27%, 42%)  Teal Blue
#894e79  rgb(137, 78, 121)  hsl(316, 27%, 42%)  Twilight Lavender