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#87A548

#87a548 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#87a548 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, 64.71% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.36% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 79.35°, with 39.24% saturation and 46.47% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.3253

Complementary

  1. #87a548
  2. #6648a5

Split complementary

  1. #87a548
  2. #4859a5
  3. #9448a5

Analogous

  1. #a59448
  2. #87a548
  3. #59a548

Triadic

  1. #87a548
  2. #4887a5
  3. #a54887

Tetradic

  1. #87a548
  2. #48a566
  3. #6648a5
  4. #a54887

Square

  1. #87a548
  2. #48a594
  3. #6648a5
  4. #a54859

Monochromatic

  1. #303a1a
  2. #5b7031
  3. #87a548
  4. #aac376
  5. #cbdbab

Shades

#87a548 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87a548
  2. #7a9541
  3. #6c843a
  4. #5f7432
  5. #51632b
  6. #445324
  7. #36421d
  8. #293216
  9. #1b210e
  10. #0e1107
  11. #000000

Tints

#87a548 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87a548
  2. #93ae5a
  3. #9fb76d
  4. #abc07f
  5. #b7c991
  6. #c3d2a4
  7. #cfdbb6
  8. #dbe4c8
  9. #e7edda
  10. #f3f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87a548 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87a548
  2. #86a14e
  3. #869e53
  4. #859a59
  5. #84965e
  6. #849364
  7. #838f6a
  8. #828b6f
  9. #818775
  10. #81847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9b3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99a4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c9e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9f43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9f4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8aa17a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87a548 {
  color: #87a548;
}
Background
.bg-87a548 {
  background-color: #87a548;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87a548 {
  border: 2px solid #87a548;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87a548;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 165 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 39% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87a548 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87a548, #59a548);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87a548 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 165 72 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.89 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.40 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.56 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.28 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.33 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.73 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.64 #785ab7 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Moss Green
#87a548  rgb(135, 165, 72)  hsl(79, 39%, 46%)  Moss Green
#6648a5  rgb(102, 72, 165)  hsl(259, 39%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#4887a5  rgb(72, 135, 165)  hsl(199, 39%, 46%)  Air Force Blue
#a54887  rgb(165, 72, 135)  hsl(319, 39%, 46%)  Deep Plum