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#8B9C67

#8b9c67 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8b9c67 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, 61.18% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 79.25°, with 21.12% saturation and 50.78% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3025

Complementary

  1. #8b9c67
  2. #78679c

Split complementary

  1. #8b9c67
  2. #67709c
  3. #92679c

Analogous

  1. #9c9267
  2. #8b9c67
  3. #709c67

Triadic

  1. #8b9c67
  2. #678b9c
  3. #9c678b

Tetradic

  1. #8b9c67
  2. #679c78
  3. #78679c
  4. #9c678b

Square

  1. #8b9c67
  2. #679c92
  3. #78679c
  4. #9c6770

Monochromatic

  1. #39402a
  2. #626f48
  3. #8b9c67
  4. #aeba95
  5. #d2d8c4

Shades

#8b9c67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b9c67
  2. #7d8c5d
  3. #6f7d52
  4. #616d48
  5. #535e3e
  6. #464e34
  7. #383e29
  8. #2a2f1f
  9. #1c1f15
  10. #0e100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b9c67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b9c67
  2. #97a676
  3. #a2b085
  4. #aeba95
  5. #b9c4a4
  6. #c5ceb3
  7. #d1d7c2
  8. #dce1d1
  9. #e8ebe1
  10. #f3f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b9c67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b9c67
  2. #8a996a
  3. #89966c
  4. #88946f
  5. #879171
  6. #868e74
  7. #848b76
  8. #838879
  9. #82867b
  10. #81837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919885 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29663 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09569 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f978e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #999865 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #989868 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d9980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b9c67 {
  color: #8b9c67;
}
Background
.bg-8b9c67 {
  background-color: #8b9c67;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8b9c67 {
  border: 2px solid #8b9c67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b9c67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 156 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 21% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b9c67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b9c67, #709c67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b9c67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 156 103 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.49 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.03 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.70 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.04 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.24 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.73 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.46 #746398 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8b9c67  rgb(139, 156, 103)  hsl(79, 21%, 51%)  Moss Green
#78679c  rgb(120, 103, 156)  hsl(259, 21%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#678b9c  rgb(103, 139, 156)  hsl(199, 21%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#9c678b  rgb(156, 103, 139)  hsl(319, 21%, 51%)  Mountbatten Pink