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#8A9155

#8a9155 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a9155 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 56.86% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.38% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 67°, with 26.09% saturation and 45.1% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2631

Complementary

  1. #8a9155
  2. #5c5591

Split complementary

  1. #8a9155
  2. #556c91
  3. #7a5591

Analogous

  1. #917a55
  2. #8a9155
  3. #6c9155

Triadic

  1. #8a9155
  2. #558a91
  3. #91558a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9155
  2. #55915c
  3. #5c5591
  4. #91558a

Square

  1. #8a9155
  2. #55917a
  3. #5c5591
  4. #91556c

Monochromatic

  1. #2e311c
  2. #5c6139
  3. #8a9155
  4. #aeb47f
  5. #ccd0af

Shades

#8a9155 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9155
  2. #7c834d
  3. #6e7444
  4. #61663c
  5. #535733
  6. #45492b
  7. #373a22
  8. #292c1a
  9. #1c1d11
  10. #0e0f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9155 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9155
  2. #969c66
  3. #a1a777
  4. #adb288
  5. #b9bd99
  6. #c5c8aa
  7. #d0d3bb
  8. #dcdecc
  9. #e8e9dd
  10. #f3f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9155 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9155
  2. #898f59
  3. #888e5e
  4. #878c62
  5. #868a66
  6. #85896b
  7. #84876f
  8. #838573
  9. #828377
  10. #81827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998c50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998d58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #918b82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #938e52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #938f57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9155 {
  color: #8a9155;
}
Background
.bg-8a9155 {
  background-color: #8a9155;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9155 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9155;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9155;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 145 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 26% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9155 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9155, #6c9155);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9155 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 145 85 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.47 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.22 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.31 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.03 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.33 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.36 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 13.14 #756eaa Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a9155  rgb(138, 145, 85)  hsl(67, 26%, 45%)  Moss Green
#5c5591  rgb(92, 85, 145)  hsl(247, 26%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#558a91  rgb(85, 138, 145)  hsl(187, 26%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#91558a  rgb(145, 85, 138)  hsl(307, 26%, 45%)  Deep Plum