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#809F59

#809f59 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#809f59 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, 62.35% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.03% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 86.57°, with 28.23% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.3011

Complementary

  1. #809f59
  2. #78599f

Split complementary

  1. #809f59
  2. #595d9f
  3. #9b599f

Analogous

  1. #9f9b59
  2. #809f59
  3. #5d9f59

Triadic

  1. #809f59
  2. #59809f
  3. #9f5980

Tetradic

  1. #809f59
  2. #599f78
  3. #78599f
  4. #9f5980

Square

  1. #809f59
  2. #599f9b
  3. #78599f
  4. #9f595d

Monochromatic

  1. #313d22
  2. #596e3e
  3. #809f59
  4. #a5bc88
  5. #cad8b9

Shades

#809f59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809f59
  2. #738f50
  3. #667f47
  4. #5a6f3e
  5. #4d5f35
  6. #40502d
  7. #334024
  8. #26301b
  9. #1a2012
  10. #0d1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#809f59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809f59
  2. #8da96a
  3. #99b27a
  4. #a6bc8b
  5. #b3c59b
  6. #c0cfac
  7. #ccd9bd
  8. #d9e2cd
  9. #e6ecde
  10. #f2f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809f59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809f59
  2. #809c5d
  3. #809961
  4. #809665
  5. #809369
  6. #80906d
  7. #808c70
  8. #808974
  9. #808678
  10. #80837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9981 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59753 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1955d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83998e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989a56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95995b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829c7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809f59 {
  color: #809f59;
}
Background
.bg-809f59 {
  background-color: #809f59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809f59 {
  border: 2px solid #809f59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809f59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 159 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 87 28% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809f59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809f59, #5d9f59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809f59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 159 89 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.60 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.81 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.66 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.63 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.20 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.24 #7f60a6 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#809f59  rgb(128, 159, 89)  hsl(87, 28%, 49%)  Moss Green
#78599f  rgb(120, 89, 159)  hsl(267, 28%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#59809f  rgb(89, 128, 159)  hsl(207, 28%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#9f5980  rgb(159, 89, 128)  hsl(327, 28%, 49%)  Twilight Lavender