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#8CA151

#8ca151 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ca151 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.69% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 75.75°, with 33.06% saturation and 47.45% 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 7.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.59.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3166

Complementary

  1. #8ca151
  2. #6651a1

Split complementary

  1. #8ca151
  2. #5164a1
  3. #8e51a1

Analogous

  1. #a18e51
  2. #8ca151
  3. #64a151

Triadic

  1. #8ca151
  2. #518ca1
  3. #a1518c

Tetradic

  1. #8ca151
  2. #51a166
  3. #6651a1
  4. #a1518c

Square

  1. #8ca151
  2. #51a18e
  3. #6651a1
  4. #a15164

Monochromatic

  1. #333b1e
  2. #606e37
  3. #8ca151
  4. #aebf80
  5. #cfd9b2

Shades

#8ca151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ca151
  2. #7e9149
  3. #708141
  4. #627139
  5. #546131
  6. #465129
  7. #384020
  8. #2a3018
  9. #1c2010
  10. #0e1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ca151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ca151
  2. #98aa62
  3. #a3b474
  4. #afbd85
  5. #bac797
  6. #c6d0a8
  7. #d1d9b9
  8. #dde3cb
  9. #e8ecdc
  10. #f4f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ca151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ca151
  2. #8b9e56
  3. #8a9a5a
  4. #88975f
  5. #879464
  6. #869169
  7. #858d6d
  8. #848a72
  9. #828777
  10. #81837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949c82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9994a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79955 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #929a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9c4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9c54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #909d7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ca151 {
  color: #8ca151;
}
Background
.bg-8ca151 {
  background-color: #8ca151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ca151 {
  border: 2px solid #8ca151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ca151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 161 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 33% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ca151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ca151, #64a151);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ca151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 161 81 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.59 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.63 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.61 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.23 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.73 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.82 #735eae Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ca151  rgb(140, 161, 81)  hsl(76, 33%, 47%)  Moss Green
#6651a1  rgb(102, 81, 161)  hsl(256, 33%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#518ca1  rgb(81, 140, 161)  hsl(196, 33%, 47%)  Air Force Blue
#a1518c  rgb(161, 81, 140)  hsl(316, 33%, 47%)  Deep Plum