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#859550

#859550 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#859550 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 58.43% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.31% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 73.91°, with 30.13% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2706

Complementary

  1. #859550
  2. #605095

Split complementary

  1. #859550
  2. #506295
  3. #825095

Analogous

  1. #958250
  2. #859550
  3. #629550

Triadic

  1. #859550
  2. #508595
  3. #955085

Tetradic

  1. #859550
  2. #509560
  3. #605095
  4. #955085

Square

  1. #859550
  2. #509582
  3. #605095
  4. #955062

Monochromatic

  1. #2c311b
  2. #596335
  3. #859550
  4. #a9b87a
  5. #c9d2ac

Shades

#859550 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859550
  2. #788648
  3. #6a7740
  4. #5d6838
  5. #505930
  6. #434b28
  7. #353c20
  8. #282d18
  9. #1b1e10
  10. #0d0f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#859550 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859550
  2. #91a062
  3. #9daa73
  4. #aab585
  5. #b6bf96
  6. #c2caa8
  7. #ced5b9
  8. #dadfcb
  9. #e7eadc
  10. #f3f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859550 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859550
  2. #859355
  3. #84915a
  4. #848f5e
  5. #838d63
  6. #838b68
  7. #82886d
  8. #828672
  9. #818476
  10. #81827b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b917a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8e54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b8f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94914d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939152 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #889173 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859550 {
  color: #859550;
}
Background
.bg-859550 {
  background-color: #859550;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859550 {
  border: 2px solid #859550;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859550;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 149 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 30% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859550 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859550, #629550);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859550 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 149 80 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.19 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.36 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.49 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.82 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.41 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.96 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.67 #7a6aaf Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Moss Green
#859550  rgb(133, 149, 80)  hsl(74, 30%, 45%)  Moss Green
#605095  rgb(96, 80, 149)  hsl(254, 30%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#508595  rgb(80, 133, 149)  hsl(194, 30%, 45%)  Teal Blue
#955085  rgb(149, 80, 133)  hsl(314, 30%, 45%)  Deep Plum