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#8CA149

#8ca149 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ca149 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.14% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.66% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 74.32°, with 37.61% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3155

Complementary

  1. #8ca149
  2. #5e49a1

Split complementary

  1. #8ca149
  2. #4960a1
  3. #8a49a1

Analogous

  1. #a18a49
  2. #8ca149
  3. #60a149

Triadic

  1. #8ca149
  2. #498ca1
  3. #a1498c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca149
  2. #49a15e
  3. #5e49a1
  4. #a1498c

Square

  1. #8ca149
  2. #49a18a
  3. #5e49a1
  4. #a14960

Monochromatic

  1. #303819
  2. #5e6c31
  3. #8ca149
  4. #afc176
  5. #ced9aa

Shades

#8ca149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca149
  2. #7e9142
  3. #70813a
  4. #627133
  5. #54612c
  6. #465125
  7. #38401d
  8. #2a3016
  9. #1c200f
  10. #0e1007
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca149
  2. #98aa5b
  3. #a3b46d
  4. #afbd80
  5. #bac792
  6. #c6d0a4
  7. #d1d9b6
  8. #dde3c8
  9. #e8ecdb
  10. #f4f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca149
  2. #8b9e4f
  3. #8a9a54
  4. #88975a
  5. #87945f
  6. #869165
  7. #858d6a
  8. #848a70
  9. #828775
  10. #81837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949c80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9940 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7994e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9c44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #909d78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca149 {
  color: #8ca149;
}
Background
.bg-8ca149 {
  background-color: #8ca149;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca149 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 161 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 38% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca149, #60a149);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 161 73 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.71 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.98 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.14 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.33 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.20 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.92 #735eb6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ca149  rgb(140, 161, 73)  hsl(74, 38%, 46%)  Moss Green
#5e49a1  rgb(94, 73, 161)  hsl(254, 38%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#498ca1  rgb(73, 140, 161)  hsl(194, 38%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#a1498c  rgb(161, 73, 140)  hsl(314, 38%, 46%)  Deep Plum