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#859E64

#859e64 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#859e64 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, 61.96% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.71% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 85.86°, with 23.02% saturation and 50.59% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3036

Complementary

  1. #859e64
  2. #7d649e

Split complementary

  1. #859e64
  2. #64689e
  3. #9a649e

Analogous

  1. #9e9a64
  2. #859e64
  3. #689e64

Triadic

  1. #859e64
  2. #64859e
  3. #9e6485

Tetradic

  1. #859e64
  2. #649e7d
  3. #7d649e
  4. #9e6485

Square

  1. #859e64
  2. #649e9a
  3. #7d649e
  4. #9e6468

Monochromatic

  1. #364128
  2. #5e7046
  3. #859e64
  4. #aabb93
  5. #cfd9c2

Shades

#859e64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #859e64
  2. #788e5a
  3. #6a7e50
  4. #5d6f46
  5. #505f3c
  6. #434f32
  7. #353f28
  8. #282f1e
  9. #1b2014
  10. #0d100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#859e64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #859e64
  2. #91a874
  3. #9db183
  4. #aabb93
  5. #b6c5a2
  6. #c2cfb2
  7. #ced8c1
  8. #dae2d1
  9. #e7ece0
  10. #f3f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#859e64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #859e64
  2. #859b67
  3. #84986a
  4. #84956c
  5. #83926f
  6. #838f72
  7. #828c75
  8. #828978
  9. #81867a
  10. #81837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f9985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49760 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09567 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88998f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989a62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #969966 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #879b80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-859e64 {
  color: #859e64;
}
Background
.bg-859e64 {
  background-color: #859e64;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-859e64 {
  border: 2px solid #859e64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #859e64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 158 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 23% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-859e64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #859e64, #689e64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-859e64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 158 100 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.98 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.50 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.93 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.26 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.44 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.33 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 12.43 #7a619b Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#859e64  rgb(133, 158, 100)  hsl(86, 23%, 51%)  Moss Green
#7d649e  rgb(125, 100, 158)  hsl(266, 23%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#64859e  rgb(100, 133, 158)  hsl(206, 23%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#9e6485  rgb(158, 100, 133)  hsl(326, 23%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe