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#7F9769

#7f9769 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#7f9769 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.8% red, 59.22% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.46% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 91.3°, with 18.11% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2767

Complementary

  1. #7f9769
  2. #816997

Split complementary

  1. #7f9769
  2. #6a6997
  3. #976996

Analogous

  1. #969769
  2. #7f9769
  3. #69976a

Triadic

  1. #7f9769
  2. #697f97
  3. #97697f

Tetradic

  1. #7f9769
  2. #699781
  3. #816997
  4. #97697f

Square

  1. #7f9769
  2. #699697
  3. #816997
  4. #976a69

Monochromatic

  1. #333d2a
  2. #596a4a
  3. #7f9769
  4. #a6b696
  5. #ccd6c3

Shades

#7f9769 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f9769
  2. #72885f
  3. #667954
  4. #596a4a
  5. #4c5b3f
  6. #404c35
  7. #333c2a
  8. #262d20
  9. #191e15
  10. #0d0f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f9769 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f9769
  2. #8ca178
  3. #99ac87
  4. #a5b696
  5. #b2c1a5
  6. #bfcbb4
  7. #ccd5c3
  8. #d9e0d2
  9. #e5eae1
  10. #f2f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f9769 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f9769
  2. #7f956b
  3. #7f926e
  4. #7f9070
  5. #7f8e72
  6. #808c75
  7. #808977
  8. #808779
  9. #80857b
  10. #80827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b9166 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988f6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80938b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #919367 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e926a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80957f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f9769 {
  color: #7f9769;
}
Background
.bg-7f9769 {
  background-color: #7f9769;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f9769 {
  border: 2px solid #7f9769;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f9769;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 151 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 18% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f9769 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f9769, #69976a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f9769 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 151 105 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.14 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.83 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.25 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.28 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.71 #2e8b57 Sea Green ΔE 13.23 #806896 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Moss Green
#7f9769  rgb(127, 151, 105)  hsl(91, 18%, 50%)  Moss Green
#816997  rgb(129, 105, 151)  hsl(271, 18%, 50%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#697f97  rgb(105, 127, 151)  hsl(211, 18%, 50%)  Slate Gray
#97697f  rgb(151, 105, 127)  hsl(331, 18%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe