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#799853

#799853 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#799853 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 59.61% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.39% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 86.96°, with 29.36% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2715

Complementary

  1. #799853
  2. #725398

Split complementary

  1. #799853
  2. #535798
  3. #955398

Analogous

  1. #989553
  2. #799853
  3. #579853

Triadic

  1. #799853
  2. #537998
  3. #985379

Tetradic

  1. #799853
  2. #539872
  3. #725398
  4. #985379

Square

  1. #799853
  2. #539895
  3. #725398
  4. #985357

Monochromatic

  1. #2a351d
  2. #526738
  3. #799853
  4. #9fb97f
  5. #c4d4b0

Shades

#799853 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799853
  2. #6d894b
  3. #617a42
  4. #556a3a
  5. #495b32
  6. #3d4c2a
  7. #303d21
  8. #242e19
  9. #181e11
  10. #0c0f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#799853 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799853
  2. #86a264
  3. #94ad75
  4. #a1b787
  5. #afc198
  6. #bccca9
  7. #c9d6ba
  8. #d7e0cb
  9. #e4eadd
  10. #f2f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799853 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799853
  2. #7a9658
  3. #7a935c
  4. #7b9161
  5. #7c8e65
  6. #7d8c6a
  7. #7d8a6e
  8. #7e8773
  9. #7f8577
  10. #7f827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86927b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e904d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998e57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7c9388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919350 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9255 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7b9576 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799853 {
  color: #799853;
}
Background
.bg-799853 {
  background-color: #799853;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799853 {
  border: 2px solid #799853;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799853;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 152 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 29% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799853 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799853, #579853);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799853 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 152 83 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.94 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.75 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.22 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.10 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.54 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.59 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 12.62 #8667ac Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Moss Green
#799853  rgb(121, 152, 83)  hsl(87, 29%, 46%)  Moss Green
#725398  rgb(114, 83, 152)  hsl(267, 29%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#537998  rgb(83, 121, 152)  hsl(207, 29%, 46%)  Steel Blue
#985379  rgb(152, 83, 121)  hsl(327, 29%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender