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#89955E

#89955e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#89955e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 58.43% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.91% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 73.09°, with 22.63% saturation and 47.65% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2762

Complementary

  1. #89955e
  2. #6a5e95

Split complementary

  1. #89955e
  2. #5e6e95
  3. #865e95

Analogous

  1. #95865e
  2. #89955e
  3. #6e955e

Triadic

  1. #89955e
  2. #5e8995
  3. #955e89

Tetradic

  1. #89955e
  2. #5e956a
  3. #6a5e95
  4. #955e89

Square

  1. #89955e
  2. #5e9586
  3. #6a5e95
  4. #955e6e

Monochromatic

  1. #333723
  2. #5e6640
  3. #89955e
  4. #acb58a
  5. #cdd3b9

Shades

#89955e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #89955e
  2. #7b8655
  3. #6e774b
  4. #606842
  5. #525938
  6. #454b2f
  7. #373c26
  8. #292d1c
  9. #1b1e13
  10. #0e0f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#89955e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #89955e
  2. #95a06e
  3. #a1aa7e
  4. #acb58e
  5. #b8bf9e
  6. #c4caaf
  7. #d0d5bf
  8. #dcdfcf
  9. #e7eadf
  10. #f3f4ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#89955e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #89955e
  2. #889361
  3. #879165
  4. #868f68
  5. #858d6c
  6. #858b6f
  7. #848872
  8. #838676
  9. #828479
  10. #81827d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d927f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8f5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a9061 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95925c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949260 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c9279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-89955e {
  color: #89955e;
}
Background
.bg-89955e {
  background-color: #89955e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-89955e {
  border: 2px solid #89955e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #89955e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 149 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 23% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-89955e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #89955e, #6e955e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-89955e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 149 94 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.23 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.30 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.01 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.84 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 13.10 #808000 Olive ΔE 13.18 #766aa1 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Moss Green
#89955e  rgb(137, 149, 94)  hsl(73, 23%, 48%)  Moss Green
#6a5e95  rgb(106, 94, 149)  hsl(253, 23%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#5e8995  rgb(94, 137, 149)  hsl(193, 23%, 48%)  Air Force Blue
#955e89  rgb(149, 94, 137)  hsl(313, 23%, 48%)  Deep Plum