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#809E5A

#809e5a ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#809e5a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.96% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.04% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 86.47°, with 27.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2978

Complementary

  1. #809e5a
  2. #785a9e

Split complementary

  1. #809e5a
  2. #5a5e9e
  3. #9a5a9e

Analogous

  1. #9e9a5a
  2. #809e5a
  3. #5e9e5a

Triadic

  1. #809e5a
  2. #5a809e
  3. #9e5a80

Tetradic

  1. #809e5a
  2. #5a9e78
  3. #785a9e
  4. #9e5a80

Square

  1. #809e5a
  2. #5a9e9a
  3. #785a9e
  4. #9e5a5e

Monochromatic

  1. #313d22
  2. #596d3e
  3. #809e5a
  4. #a5bc89
  5. #cad7ba

Shades

#809e5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809e5a
  2. #738e51
  3. #667e48
  4. #5a6f3f
  5. #4d5f36
  6. #404f2d
  7. #333f24
  8. #262f1b
  9. #1a2012
  10. #0d1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#809e5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809e5a
  2. #8da86b
  3. #99b17b
  4. #a6bb8c
  5. #b3c59c
  6. #c0cfad
  7. #ccd8bd
  8. #d9e2ce
  9. #e6ecde
  10. #f2f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809e5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809e5a
  2. #809b5e
  3. #809862
  4. #809565
  5. #809269
  6. #808f6d
  7. #808c71
  8. #808975
  9. #808678
  10. #80837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49655 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0945e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83998e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979957 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94985c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829b7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809e5a {
  color: #809e5a;
}
Background
.bg-809e5a {
  background-color: #809e5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809e5a {
  border: 2px solid #809e5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809e5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 158 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 27% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809e5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809e5a, #5e9e5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809e5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 158 90 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.35 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.83 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.04 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.72 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.95 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.23 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.59 #7f61a5 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#809e5a  rgb(128, 158, 90)  hsl(86, 27%, 49%)  Moss Green
#785a9e  rgb(120, 90, 158)  hsl(266, 27%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#5a809e  rgb(90, 128, 158)  hsl(206, 27%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#9e5a80  rgb(158, 90, 128)  hsl(326, 27%, 49%)  Twilight Lavender