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#7E8A4D

#7e8a4d ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#7e8a4d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.41% red, 54.12% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.2% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 71.8°, with 28.37% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2315

Complementary

  1. #7e8a4d
  2. #594d8a

Split complementary

  1. #7e8a4d
  2. #4d608a
  3. #784d8a

Analogous

  1. #8a784d
  2. #7e8a4d
  3. #608a4d

Triadic

  1. #7e8a4d
  2. #4d7e8a
  3. #8a4d7e

Tetradic

  1. #7e8a4d
  2. #4d8a59
  3. #594d8a
  4. #8a4d7e

Square

  1. #7e8a4d
  2. #4d8a78
  3. #594d8a
  4. #8a4d60

Monochromatic

  1. #242816
  2. #515932
  3. #7e8a4d
  4. #a5b173
  5. #c4cca4

Shades

#7e8a4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7e8a4d
  2. #717c45
  3. #656e3e
  4. #586136
  5. #4c532e
  6. #3f4527
  7. #32371f
  8. #262917
  9. #191c0f
  10. #0d0e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#7e8a4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7e8a4d
  2. #8b965f
  3. #98a171
  4. #a5ad82
  5. #b2b994
  6. #bfc5a6
  7. #cbd0b8
  8. #d8dcca
  9. #e5e8db
  10. #f2f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7e8a4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7e8a4d
  2. #7e8952
  3. #7e8857
  4. #7f875c
  5. #7f8661
  6. #7f8567
  7. #7f846c
  8. #7f8371
  9. #808276
  10. #80817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828772 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918448 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908550 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84847b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a864a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89874f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81876c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7e8a4d {
  color: #7e8a4d;
}
Background
.bg-7e8a4d {
  background-color: #7e8a4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7e8a4d {
  border: 2px solid #7e8a4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7e8a4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 126 138 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 28% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7e8a4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7e8a4d, #608a4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7e8a4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(126 138 77 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.35 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.77 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.24 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.52 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.66 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.85 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.59 #8175b2 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#7e8a4d  rgb(126, 138, 77)  hsl(72, 28%, 42%)  Moss Green
#594d8a  rgb(89, 77, 138)  hsl(252, 28%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#4d7e8a  rgb(77, 126, 138)  hsl(192, 28%, 42%)  Teal Blue
#8a4d7e  rgb(138, 77, 126)  hsl(312, 28%, 42%)  Deep Plum