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#86A137

#86a137 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#86a137 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 63.14% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.84% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 75.28°, with 49.07% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.96.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3083

Complementary

  1. #86a137
  2. #5237a1

Split complementary

  1. #86a137
  2. #3751a1
  3. #8737a1

Analogous

  1. #a18737
  2. #86a137
  3. #51a137

Triadic

  1. #86a137
  2. #3786a1
  3. #a13786

Tetradic

  1. #86a137
  2. #37a152
  3. #5237a1
  4. #a13786

Square

  1. #86a137
  2. #37a187
  3. #5237a1
  4. #a13751

Monochromatic

  1. #272f10
  2. #576824
  3. #86a137
  4. #acc85d
  5. #c9db96

Shades

#86a137 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86a137
  2. #799132
  3. #6b812c
  4. #5e7127
  5. #506121
  6. #43511c
  7. #364016
  8. #283011
  9. #1b200b
  10. #0d1006
  11. #000000

Tints

#86a137 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86a137
  2. #92aa4b
  3. #9eb45f
  4. #aabd73
  5. #b6c787
  6. #c3d09b
  7. #cfd9af
  8. #dbe3c3
  9. #e7ecd7
  10. #f3f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86a137 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86a137
  2. #859e3e
  3. #859a46
  4. #84974d
  5. #849454
  6. #83915c
  7. #828d63
  8. #828a6a
  9. #818771
  10. #818379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909b7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9729 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7973f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d998b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9b2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9b3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a9c73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86a137 {
  color: #86a137;
}
Background
.bg-86a137 {
  background-color: #86a137;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86a137 {
  border: 2px solid #86a137;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86a137;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 161 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 49% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86a137 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86a137, #51a137);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86a137 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 161 55 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.96 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.13 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.55 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.85 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.67 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 11.72 #795ec8 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#86a137  rgb(134, 161, 55)  hsl(75, 49%, 42%)  Moss Green
#5237a1  rgb(82, 55, 161)  hsl(255, 49%, 42%)  Ocean Blue
#3786a1  rgb(55, 134, 161)  hsl(195, 49%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#a13786  rgb(161, 55, 134)  hsl(315, 49%, 42%)  Deep Plum