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#8A995B

#8a995b ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a995b 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, 60% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.52% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 74.52°, with 25.41% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 0.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2894

Complementary

  1. #8a995b
  2. #6a5b99

Split complementary

  1. #8a995b
  2. #5b6b99
  3. #895b99

Analogous

  1. #99895b
  2. #8a995b
  3. #6b995b

Triadic

  1. #8a995b
  2. #5b8a99
  3. #995b8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a995b
  2. #5b996a
  3. #6a5b99
  4. #995b8a

Square

  1. #8a995b
  2. #5b9989
  3. #6a5b99
  4. #995b6b

Monochromatic

  1. #333922
  2. #5f693e
  3. #8a995b
  4. #adb888
  5. #ced5b8

Shades

#8a995b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a995b
  2. #7c8a52
  3. #6e7a49
  4. #616b40
  5. #535c37
  6. #454d2e
  7. #373d24
  8. #292e1b
  9. #1c1f12
  10. #0e0f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a995b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a995b
  2. #96a36b
  3. #a1ad7c
  4. #adb88c
  5. #b9c29d
  6. #c5ccad
  7. #d0d6bd
  8. #dce0ce
  9. #e8ebde
  10. #f3f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a995b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a995b
  2. #89975f
  3. #889462
  4. #879266
  5. #868f6a
  6. #858d6e
  7. #848a71
  8. #838875
  9. #828579
  10. #81837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f9580 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09356 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e935e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989558 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97955d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d957a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a995b {
  color: #8a995b;
}
Background
.bg-8a995b {
  background-color: #8a995b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a995b {
  border: 2px solid #8a995b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a995b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 153 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 25% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a995b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a995b, #6b995b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a995b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 153 91 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 0.39 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.14 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.28 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.44 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.15 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.65 #7566a4 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a995b  rgb(138, 153, 91)  hsl(75, 25%, 48%)  Moss Green
#6a5b99  rgb(106, 91, 153)  hsl(255, 25%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#5b8a99  rgb(91, 138, 153)  hsl(195, 25%, 48%)  Air Force Blue
#995b8a  rgb(153, 91, 138)  hsl(315, 25%, 48%)  Deep Plum