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#8A916F

#8a916f ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a916f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.45% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 72.35°, with 13.39% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 7.48.

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Relative luminance0.268

Complementary

  1. #8a916f
  2. #766f91

Split complementary

  1. #8a916f
  2. #6f7991
  3. #876f91

Analogous

  1. #91876f
  2. #8a916f
  3. #79916f

Triadic

  1. #8a916f
  2. #6f8a91
  3. #916f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a916f
  2. #6f9176
  3. #766f91
  4. #916f8a

Square

  1. #8a916f
  2. #6f9187
  3. #766f91
  4. #916f79

Monochromatic

  1. #383a2d
  2. #61664e
  3. #8a916f
  4. #adb29a
  5. #d0d3c6

Shades

#8a916f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a916f
  2. #7c8364
  3. #6e7459
  4. #61664e
  5. #535743
  6. #454938
  7. #373a2c
  8. #292c21
  9. #1c1d16
  10. #0e0f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a916f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a916f
  2. #969c7d
  3. #a1a78c
  4. #adb29a
  5. #b9bda9
  6. #c5c8b7
  7. #d0d3c5
  8. #dcded4
  9. #e8e9e2
  10. #f3f4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a916f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a916f
  2. #898f71
  3. #888e72
  4. #878c74
  5. #868a76
  6. #858978
  7. #848779
  8. #83857b
  9. #82837d
  10. #81827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968d6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958e70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e8d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918f6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #918f70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8c8f7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a916f {
  color: #8a916f;
}
Background
.bg-8a916f {
  background-color: #8a916f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a916f {
  border: 2px solid #8a916f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a916f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 145 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 13% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a916f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a916f, #79916f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a916f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 145 111 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.48 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.37 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.52 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 13.29 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 13.84 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 13.91 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 14.49 #756e90 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a916f  rgb(138, 145, 111)  hsl(72, 13%, 50%)  Moss Green
#766f91  rgb(118, 111, 145)  hsl(252, 13%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#6f8a91  rgb(111, 138, 145)  hsl(192, 13%, 50%)  Light Slate Gray
#916f8a  rgb(145, 111, 138)  hsl(312, 13%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink