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#799556

#799556 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#799556 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, 58.43% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.28% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 86.67°, with 26.81% saturation and 46.08% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2623

Complementary

  1. #799556
  2. #725695

Split complementary

  1. #799556
  2. #565995
  3. #925695

Analogous

  1. #959256
  2. #799556
  3. #599556

Triadic

  1. #799556
  2. #567995
  3. #955679

Tetradic

  1. #799556
  2. #569572
  3. #725695
  4. #955679

Square

  1. #799556
  2. #569592
  3. #725695
  4. #955659

Monochromatic

  1. #2a341e
  2. #52653a
  3. #799556
  4. #9fb681
  5. #c4d2b2

Shades

#799556 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799556
  2. #6d864d
  3. #617745
  4. #55683c
  5. #495934
  6. #3d4b2b
  7. #303c22
  8. #242d1a
  9. #181e11
  10. #0c0f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#799556 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799556
  2. #86a067
  3. #94aa78
  4. #a1b589
  5. #afbf9a
  6. #bccaab
  7. #c9d5bb
  8. #d7dfcc
  9. #e4eadd
  10. #f2f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799556 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799556
  2. #7a935a
  3. #7a915e
  4. #7b8f63
  5. #7c8d67
  6. #7d8b6b
  7. #7d886f
  8. #7e8673
  9. #7f8478
  10. #7f827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85907a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8d51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978b59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c9086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9053 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8f58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b9275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799556 {
  color: #799556;
}
Background
.bg-799556 {
  background-color: #799556;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799556 {
  border: 2px solid #799556;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799556;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 149 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 27% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799556 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799556, #599556);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799556 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 149 86 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.90 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.34 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.90 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.26 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.68 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 12.07 #866aa9 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Moss Green
#799556  rgb(121, 149, 86)  hsl(87, 27%, 46%)  Moss Green
#725695  rgb(114, 86, 149)  hsl(267, 27%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#567995  rgb(86, 121, 149)  hsl(207, 27%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#955679  rgb(149, 86, 121)  hsl(327, 27%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender