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#8A9735

#8a9735 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a9735 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 59.22% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.9% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 67.96°, with 48.04% saturation and 40% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2779

Complementary

  1. #8a9735
  2. #423597

Split complementary

  1. #8a9735
  2. #355997
  3. #733597

Analogous

  1. #977335
  2. #8a9735
  3. #599735

Triadic

  1. #8a9735
  2. #358a97
  3. #97358a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9735
  2. #359742
  3. #423597
  4. #97358a

Square

  1. #8a9735
  2. #359773
  3. #423597
  4. #973559

Monochromatic

  1. #22260d
  2. #565e21
  3. #8a9735
  4. #b5c355
  5. #cdd78e

Shades

#8a9735 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9735
  2. #7c8830
  3. #6e792a
  4. #616a25
  5. #535b20
  6. #454c1b
  7. #373c15
  8. #292d10
  9. #1c1e0b
  10. #0e0f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9735 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9735
  2. #96a149
  3. #a1ac5d
  4. #adb672
  5. #b9c186
  6. #c5cb9a
  7. #d0d5ae
  8. #dce0c2
  9. #e8ead7
  10. #f3f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9735 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9735
  2. #89953d
  3. #889244
  4. #87904c
  5. #868e53
  6. #858c5b
  7. #848962
  8. #83876a
  9. #828571
  10. #818279
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18f28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0903c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #928f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98922e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989339 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f926c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9735 {
  color: #8a9735;
}
Background
.bg-8a9735 {
  background-color: #8a9735;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9735 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9735;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9735;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 151 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 48% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9735 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9735, #599735);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9735 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 151 53 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.48 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.69 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.12 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.51 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.66 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.65 #7568ca Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a9735  rgb(138, 151, 53)  hsl(68, 48%, 40%)  Moss Green
#423597  rgb(66, 53, 151)  hsl(248, 48%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#358a97  rgb(53, 138, 151)  hsl(188, 48%, 40%)  Dark Cyan
#97358a  rgb(151, 53, 138)  hsl(308, 48%, 40%)  Deep Plum