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#85976D

#85976d ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#85976d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 59.22% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.81% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 85.71°, with 16.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2822

Complementary

  1. #85976d
  2. #7f6d97

Split complementary

  1. #85976d
  2. #6d7097
  3. #946d97

Analogous

  1. #97946d
  2. #85976d
  3. #70976d

Triadic

  1. #85976d
  2. #6d8597
  3. #976d85

Tetradic

  1. #85976d
  2. #6d977f
  3. #7f6d97
  4. #976d85

Square

  1. #85976d
  2. #6d9794
  3. #7f6d97
  4. #976d70

Monochromatic

  1. #373e2d
  2. #5e6b4c
  3. #85976d
  4. #aab79a
  5. #d0d7c6

Shades

#85976d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85976d
  2. #788862
  3. #6a7957
  4. #5d6a4c
  5. #505b41
  6. #434c37
  7. #353c2c
  8. #282d21
  9. #1b1e16
  10. #0d0f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#85976d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85976d
  2. #91a17c
  3. #9dac8a
  4. #aab699
  5. #b6c1a7
  6. #c2cbb6
  7. #ced5c5
  8. #dae0d3
  9. #e7eae2
  10. #f3f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85976d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85976d
  2. #85956f
  3. #849271
  4. #849073
  5. #838e75
  6. #838c77
  7. #828978
  8. #82877a
  9. #81857c
  10. #81827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c9384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c926a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99916f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87938c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93946b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91936e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #869581 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85976d {
  color: #85976d;
}
Background
.bg-85976d {
  background-color: #85976d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85976d {
  border: 2px solid #85976d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85976d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 151 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 17% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85976d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85976d, #70976d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85976d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 151 109 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.27 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.94 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.67 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.06 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.53 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.70 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 13.37 #7a6892 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#85976d  rgb(133, 151, 109)  hsl(86, 17%, 51%)  Moss Green
#7f6d97  rgb(127, 109, 151)  hsl(266, 17%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6d8597  rgb(109, 133, 151)  hsl(206, 17%, 51%)  Light Slate Gray
#976d85  rgb(151, 109, 133)  hsl(326, 17%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink