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#7C8A63

#7c8a63 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#7c8a63 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 54.12% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.26% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 81.54°, with 16.46% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2336

Complementary

  1. #7c8a63
  2. #71638a

Split complementary

  1. #7c8a63
  2. #63688a
  3. #85638a

Analogous

  1. #8a8563
  2. #7c8a63
  3. #688a63

Triadic

  1. #7c8a63
  2. #637c8a
  3. #8a637c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8a63
  2. #638a71
  3. #71638a
  4. #8a637c

Square

  1. #7c8a63
  2. #638a85
  3. #71638a
  4. #8a6368

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3123
  2. #545d43
  3. #7c8a63
  4. #a1ad8d
  5. #c6cdb9

Shades

#7c8a63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8a63
  2. #707c59
  3. #636e4f
  4. #576145
  5. #4a533b
  6. #3e4532
  7. #323728
  8. #25291e
  9. #191c14
  10. #0c0e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8a63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8a63
  2. #899673
  3. #96a182
  4. #a3ad92
  5. #b0b9a1
  6. #bec5b1
  7. #cbd0c1
  8. #d8dcd0
  9. #e5e8e0
  10. #f2f3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8a63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8a63
  2. #7c8966
  3. #7d8869
  4. #7d876c
  5. #7e866f
  6. #7e8572
  7. #7e8474
  8. #7f8377
  9. #7f827a
  10. #80817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8560 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8565 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f8680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878762 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #868764 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e8875 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8a63 {
  color: #7c8a63;
}
Background
.bg-7c8a63 {
  background-color: #7c8a63;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8a63 {
  border: 2px solid #7c8a63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8a63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 138 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 16% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8a63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8a63, #688a63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8a63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 138 99 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.52 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 8.82 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.80 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.47 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.33 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.92 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 13.89 #83759c Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#7c8a63  rgb(124, 138, 99)  hsl(82, 16%, 46%)  Moss Green
#71638a  rgb(113, 99, 138)  hsl(262, 16%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#637c8a  rgb(99, 124, 138)  hsl(202, 16%, 46%)  Slate Gray
#8a637c  rgb(138, 99, 124)  hsl(322, 16%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe