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#87993F

#87993f ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#87993f is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 60% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 41.67% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2829

Complementary

  1. #87993f
  2. #513f99

Split complementary

  1. #87993f
  2. #3f5a99
  3. #7e3f99

Analogous

  1. #997e3f
  2. #87993f
  3. #5a993f

Triadic

  1. #87993f
  2. #3f8799
  3. #993f87

Tetradic

  1. #87993f
  2. #3f9951
  3. #513f99
  4. #993f87

Square

  1. #87993f
  2. #3f997e
  3. #513f99
  4. #993f5a

Monochromatic

  1. #272d12
  2. #576329
  3. #87993f
  4. #adc065
  5. #cad69b

Shades

#87993f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87993f
  2. #7a8a39
  3. #6c7a32
  4. #5f6b2c
  5. #515c26
  6. #444d20
  7. #363d19
  8. #292e13
  9. #1b1f0d
  10. #0e0f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#87993f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87993f
  2. #93a352
  3. #9fad65
  4. #abb879
  5. #b7c28c
  6. #c3cc9f
  7. #cfd6b2
  8. #dbe0c5
  9. #e7ebd9
  10. #f3f5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87993f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87993f
  2. #869746
  3. #86944c
  4. #859253
  5. #848f59
  6. #848d60
  7. #838a66
  8. #82886d
  9. #818573
  10. #81837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29135 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e9186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989439 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979442 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b9470 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87993f {
  color: #87993f;
}
Background
.bg-87993f {
  background-color: #87993f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87993f {
  border: 2px solid #87993f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87993f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 153 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 42% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87993f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87993f, #5a993f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87993f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 153 63 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.91 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.25 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.77 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.34 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.51 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.21 #7866c0 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#87993f  rgb(135, 153, 63)  hsl(72, 42%, 42%)  Moss Green
#513f99  rgb(81, 63, 153)  hsl(252, 42%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#3f8799  rgb(63, 135, 153)  hsl(192, 42%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#993f87  rgb(153, 63, 135)  hsl(312, 42%, 42%)  Deep Plum