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#798E65

#798e65 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#798e65 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 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.87% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 90.73°, with 16.87% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 7.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2435

Complementary

  1. #798e65
  2. #7a658e

Split complementary

  1. #798e65
  2. #66658e
  3. #8e658e

Analogous

  1. #8e8e65
  2. #798e65
  3. #658e66

Triadic

  1. #798e65
  2. #65798e
  3. #8e6579

Tetradic

  1. #798e65
  2. #658e7a
  3. #7a658e
  4. #8e6579

Square

  1. #798e65
  2. #658e8e
  3. #7a658e
  4. #8e6665

Monochromatic

  1. #2d3525
  2. #536145
  3. #798e65
  4. #9fb090
  5. #c6d0bc

Shades

#798e65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798e65
  2. #6d805b
  3. #617251
  4. #556347
  5. #49553d
  6. #3d4733
  7. #303928
  8. #242b1e
  9. #181c14
  10. #0c0e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#798e65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798e65
  2. #869974
  3. #94a584
  4. #a1b093
  5. #afbba3
  6. #bcc7b2
  7. #c9d2c1
  8. #d7ddd1
  9. #e4e8e0
  10. #f2f4f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798e65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798e65
  2. #7a8d68
  3. #7a8b6a
  4. #7b8a6d
  5. #7c8870
  6. #7d8773
  7. #7d8675
  8. #7e8478
  9. #7f837b
  10. #7f817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828a7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928862 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8767 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7a8a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898b63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #878a66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a8c78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798e65 {
  color: #798e65;
}
Background
.bg-798e65 {
  background-color: #798e65;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798e65 {
  border: 2px solid #798e65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798e65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 142 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 17% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798e65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798e65, #658e66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798e65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 142 101 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.03 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.19 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.26 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.23 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.98 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 12.45 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.70 #86719a Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#798e65  rgb(121, 142, 101)  hsl(91, 17%, 48%)  Moss Green
#7a658e  rgb(122, 101, 142)  hsl(271, 17%, 48%)  Old Lavender
#65798e  rgb(101, 121, 142)  hsl(211, 17%, 48%)  Slate Gray
#8e6579  rgb(142, 101, 121)  hsl(331, 17%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe