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#809B5F

#809b5f ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#809b5f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.78% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.71% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 49.02% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2886

Complementary

  1. #809b5f
  2. #7a5f9b

Split complementary

  1. #809b5f
  2. #5f629b
  3. #985f9b

Analogous

  1. #9b985f
  2. #809b5f
  3. #629b5f

Triadic

  1. #809b5f
  2. #5f809b
  3. #9b5f80

Tetradic

  1. #809b5f
  2. #5f9b7a
  3. #7a5f9b
  4. #9b5f80

Square

  1. #809b5f
  2. #5f9b98
  3. #7a5f9b
  4. #9b5f62

Monochromatic

  1. #323c25
  2. #596c42
  3. #809b5f
  4. #a5b98d
  5. #cbd6bd

Shades

#809b5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809b5f
  2. #738c56
  3. #667c4c
  4. #5a6d43
  5. #4d5d39
  6. #404e30
  7. #333e26
  8. #262f1d
  9. #1a1f13
  10. #0d100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#809b5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809b5f
  2. #8da56f
  3. #99af7f
  4. #a6b98f
  5. #b3c39f
  6. #c0cdaf
  7. #ccd7bf
  8. #d9e1cf
  9. #e6ebdf
  10. #f2f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809b5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809b5f
  2. #809862
  3. #809666
  4. #809369
  5. #80906c
  6. #808e70
  7. #808b73
  8. #808876
  9. #808579
  10. #80837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b9681 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1935b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9262 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83968c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95975c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #929661 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82987c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809b5f {
  color: #809b5f;
}
Background
.bg-809b5f {
  background-color: #809b5f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809b5f {
  border: 2px solid #809b5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809b5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 155 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 24% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809b5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809b5f, #629b5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809b5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 155 95 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.08 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.29 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.90 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.43 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.18 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 12.06 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 12.80 #7f64a0 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#809b5f  rgb(128, 155, 95)  hsl(87, 24%, 49%)  Moss Green
#7a5f9b  rgb(122, 95, 155)  hsl(267, 24%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#5f809b  rgb(95, 128, 155)  hsl(207, 24%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#9b5f80  rgb(155, 95, 128)  hsl(327, 24%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe