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#8A9A7B

#8a9a7b ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8a9a7b 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, 60.39% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.13% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 90.97°, with 13.3% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 8.27.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2994

Complementary

  1. #8a9a7b
  2. #8b7b9a

Split complementary

  1. #8a9a7b
  2. #7b7b9a
  3. #9a7b99

Analogous

  1. #999a7b
  2. #8a9a7b
  3. #7b9a7b

Triadic

  1. #8a9a7b
  2. #7b8a9a
  3. #9a7b8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9a7b
  2. #7b9a8b
  3. #8b7b9a
  4. #9a7b8a

Square

  1. #8a9a7b
  2. #7b999a
  3. #8b7b9a
  4. #9a7b7b

Monochromatic

  1. #3e4636
  2. #647257
  3. #8a9a7b
  4. #b0bba6
  5. #d7dcd2

Shades

#8a9a7b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9a7b
  2. #7c8b6f
  3. #6e7b62
  4. #616c56
  5. #535c4a
  6. #454d3e
  7. #373e31
  8. #292e25
  9. #1c1f19
  10. #0e0f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9a7b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9a7b
  2. #96a488
  3. #a1ae95
  4. #adb8a3
  5. #b9c2b0
  6. #c5cdbd
  7. #d0d7ca
  8. #dce1d7
  9. #e8ebe5
  10. #f3f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9a7b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9a7b
  2. #89977c
  3. #88957c
  4. #87927d
  5. #86907d
  6. #858d7e
  7. #848a7e
  8. #83887f
  9. #82857f
  10. #818380
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91978b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9679 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b947c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b9791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96977a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94977c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b9889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9a7b {
  color: #8a9a7b;
}
Background
.bg-8a9a7b {
  background-color: #8a9a7b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9a7b {
  border: 2px solid #8a9a7b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9a7b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 154 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 13% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9a7b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9a7b, #7b9a7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9a7b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 154 123 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.27 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.79 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.12 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.16 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.13 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.84 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 14.10 #756584 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a9a7b  rgb(138, 154, 123)  hsl(91, 13%, 54%)  Moss Green
#8b7b9a  rgb(139, 123, 154)  hsl(271, 13%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#7b8a9a  rgb(123, 138, 154)  hsl(211, 13%, 54%)  Light Slate Gray
#9a7b8a  rgb(154, 123, 138)  hsl(331, 13%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink