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#879A44

#879a44 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#879a44 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, 60.39% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.84% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 73.26°, with 38.74% saturation and 43.53% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.2868

Complementary

  1. #879a44
  2. #57449a

Split complementary

  1. #879a44
  2. #445c9a
  3. #82449a

Analogous

  1. #9a8244
  2. #879a44
  3. #5c9a44

Triadic

  1. #879a44
  2. #44879a
  3. #9a4487

Tetradic

  1. #879a44
  2. #449a57
  3. #57449a
  4. #9a4487

Square

  1. #879a44
  2. #449a82
  3. #57449a
  4. #9a445c

Monochromatic

  1. #2a3015
  2. #58652d
  3. #879a44
  4. #acbe6c
  5. #cad6a1

Shades

#879a44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #879a44
  2. #7a8b3d
  3. #6c7b36
  4. #5f6c30
  5. #515c29
  6. #444d22
  7. #363e1b
  8. #292e14
  9. #1b1f0e
  10. #0e0f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#879a44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #879a44
  2. #93a457
  3. #9fae69
  4. #abb87c
  5. #b7c28f
  6. #c3cda2
  7. #cfd7b4
  8. #dbe1c7
  9. #e7ebda
  10. #f3f5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#879a44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #879a44
  2. #86974a
  3. #869550
  4. #859256
  5. #84905c
  6. #848d62
  7. #838a68
  8. #82886e
  9. #818574
  10. #81837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e957a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3923b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09249 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e9387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98953f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #979547 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b9672 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-879a44 {
  color: #879a44;
}
Background
.bg-879a44 {
  background-color: #879a44;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-879a44 {
  border: 2px solid #879a44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #879a44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 154 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 39% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-879a44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #879a44, #5c9a44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-879a44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 154 68 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.21 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.53 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.97 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.19 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.68 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.48 #7865bb Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#879a44  rgb(135, 154, 68)  hsl(73, 39%, 44%)  Moss Green
#57449a  rgb(87, 68, 154)  hsl(253, 39%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#44879a  rgb(68, 135, 154)  hsl(193, 39%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#9a4487  rgb(154, 68, 135)  hsl(313, 39%, 44%)  Deep Plum