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#8CA062

#8ca062 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8ca062 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 62.75% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 79.35°, with 24.6% saturation and 50.59% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.316

Complementary

  1. #8ca062
  2. #7662a0

Split complementary

  1. #8ca062
  2. #626da0
  3. #9562a0

Analogous

  1. #a09562
  2. #8ca062
  3. #6da062

Triadic

  1. #8ca062
  2. #628ca0
  3. #a0628c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca062
  2. #62a076
  3. #7662a0
  4. #a0628c

Square

  1. #8ca062
  2. #62a095
  3. #7662a0
  4. #a0626d

Monochromatic

  1. #394128
  2. #637144
  3. #8ca062
  4. #afbd92
  5. #d2dac1

Shades

#8ca062 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca062
  2. #7e9058
  3. #70804e
  4. #627045
  5. #54603b
  6. #465031
  7. #384027
  8. #2a301d
  9. #1c2014
  10. #0e100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca062 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca062
  2. #98aa72
  3. #a3b381
  4. #afbd91
  5. #bac6a1
  6. #c6d0b1
  7. #d1d9c0
  8. #dde3d0
  9. #e8ece0
  10. #f4f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca062 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca062
  2. #8b9d65
  3. #8a9a68
  4. #88966b
  5. #87936e
  6. #869071
  7. #858d74
  8. #848a77
  9. #82867a
  10. #81837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7995d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49865 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #909a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9c5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9b64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f9d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca062 {
  color: #8ca062;
}
Background
.bg-8ca062 {
  background-color: #8ca062;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca062 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca062;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca062;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 160 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 25% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca062 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca062, #6da062);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca062 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 160 98 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.07 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 3.90 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.19 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.43 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.76 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.46 #735f9d Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ca062  rgb(140, 160, 98)  hsl(79, 25%, 51%)  Moss Green
#7662a0  rgb(118, 98, 160)  hsl(259, 25%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#628ca0  rgb(98, 140, 160)  hsl(199, 25%, 51%)  Air Force Blue
#a0628c  rgb(160, 98, 140)  hsl(319, 25%, 51%)  Mulberry