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#798E59

#798e59 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#798e59 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, 55.69% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 37.32% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 83.77°, with 22.94% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2413

Complementary

  1. #798e59
  2. #6e598e

Split complementary

  1. #798e59
  2. #595e8e
  3. #88598e

Analogous

  1. #8e8859
  2. #798e59
  3. #5e8e59

Triadic

  1. #798e59
  2. #59798e
  3. #8e5979

Tetradic

  1. #798e59
  2. #598e6e
  3. #6e598e
  4. #8e5979

Square

  1. #798e59
  2. #598e88
  3. #6e598e
  4. #8e595e

Monochromatic

  1. #29301e
  2. #515f3c
  3. #798e59
  4. #9fb183
  5. #c3ceb2

Shades

#798e59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798e59
  2. #6d8050
  3. #617247
  4. #55633e
  5. #495535
  6. #3d472d
  7. #303924
  8. #242b1b
  9. #181c12
  10. #0c0e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#798e59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798e59
  2. #86996a
  3. #94a57a
  4. #a1b08b
  5. #afbb9b
  6. #bcc7ac
  7. #c9d2bd
  8. #d7ddcd
  9. #e4e8de
  10. #f2f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798e59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798e59
  2. #7a8d5d
  3. #7a8b61
  4. #7b8a65
  5. #7c8869
  6. #7d876d
  7. #7d8670
  8. #7e8474
  9. #7f8378
  10. #7f817c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818a77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938855 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90865c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c8981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a8a57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #888a5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b8b73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798e59 {
  color: #798e59;
}
Background
.bg-798e59 {
  background-color: #798e59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798e59 {
  border: 2px solid #798e59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798e59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 142 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 23% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798e59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798e59, #5e8e59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798e59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 142 89 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.13 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.55 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.05 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.69 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.87 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.06 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.07 #8671a6 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#798e59  rgb(121, 142, 89)  hsl(84, 23%, 45%)  Moss Green
#6e598e  rgb(110, 89, 142)  hsl(264, 23%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#59798e  rgb(89, 121, 142)  hsl(204, 23%, 45%)  Slate Gray
#8e5979  rgb(142, 89, 121)  hsl(324, 23%, 45%)  Twilight Lavender