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#8B916E

#8b916e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8b916e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 56.86% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.14% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 70.29°, with 13.73% saturation and 50% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 7.28.

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Relative luminance0.2687

Complementary

  1. #8b916e
  2. #746e91

Split complementary

  1. #8b916e
  2. #6e7991
  3. #866e91

Analogous

  1. #91866e
  2. #8b916e
  3. #79916e

Triadic

  1. #8b916e
  2. #6e8b91
  3. #916e8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b916e
  2. #6e9174
  3. #746e91
  4. #916e8b

Square

  1. #8b916e
  2. #6e9186
  3. #746e91
  4. #916e79

Monochromatic

  1. #383a2c
  2. #61664d
  3. #8b916e
  4. #aeb299
  5. #d1d3c5

Shades

#8b916e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b916e
  2. #7d8363
  3. #6f7458
  4. #61664d
  5. #535742
  6. #464937
  7. #383a2c
  8. #2a2c21
  9. #1c1d16
  10. #0e0f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b916e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b916e
  2. #979c7d
  3. #a2a78b
  4. #aeb29a
  5. #b9bda8
  6. #c5c8b7
  7. #d1d3c5
  8. #dcded4
  9. #e8e9e2
  10. #f3f4f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b916e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b916e
  2. #8a8f70
  3. #898e72
  4. #888c73
  5. #878a75
  6. #868977
  7. #848779
  8. #83857b
  9. #82837c
  10. #81827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968d6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968e6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f8d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #928f6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #918f6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d8f7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b916e {
  color: #8b916e;
}
Background
.bg-8b916e {
  background-color: #8b916e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8b916e {
  border: 2px solid #8b916e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b916e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 145 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 14% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b916e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b916e, #79916e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b916e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 145 110 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.28 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.80 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.53 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 13.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 13.84 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 13.99 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 14.26 #746e91 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8b916e  rgb(139, 145, 110)  hsl(70, 14%, 50%)  Moss Green
#746e91  rgb(116, 110, 145)  hsl(250, 14%, 50%)  Old Lavender
#6e8b91  rgb(110, 139, 145)  hsl(190, 14%, 50%)  Light Slate Gray
#916e8b  rgb(145, 110, 139)  hsl(310, 14%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink