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#8D9138

#8d9138 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8d9138 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 56.86% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.38% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 62.7°, with 44.28% saturation and 39.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.95.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.262

Complementary

  1. #8d9138
  2. #3c3891

Split complementary

  1. #8d9138
  2. #386091
  3. #693891

Analogous

  1. #916938
  2. #8d9138
  3. #609138

Triadic

  1. #8d9138
  2. #388d91
  3. #91388d

Tetradic

  1. #8d9138
  2. #38913c
  3. #3c3891
  4. #91388d

Square

  1. #8d9138
  2. #389169
  3. #3c3891
  4. #913860

Monochromatic

  1. #22230d
  2. #575a23
  3. #8d9138
  4. #babe57
  5. #d0d48e

Shades

#8d9138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d9138
  2. #7f8332
  3. #71742d
  4. #636627
  5. #555722
  6. #47491c
  7. #383a16
  8. #2a2c11
  9. #1c1d0b
  10. #0e0f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d9138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d9138
  2. #989c4c
  3. #a4a760
  4. #afb274
  5. #bbbd88
  6. #c6c89c
  7. #d1d3af
  8. #dddec3
  9. #e8e9d7
  10. #f4f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d9138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d9138
  2. #8c8f3f
  3. #8a8e46
  4. #898c4e
  5. #888a55
  6. #87895c
  7. #858763
  8. #84856a
  9. #838372
  10. #818279
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c8e73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8b2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8d3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96897e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #968d32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #968f3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #938c69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d9138 {
  color: #8d9138;
}
Background
.bg-8d9138 {
  background-color: #8d9138;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d9138 {
  border: 2px solid #8d9138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d9138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 145 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 44% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d9138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d9138, #609138);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d9138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 145 56 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.95 #808000 Olive ΔE 7.15 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.69 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.11 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.18 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.76 #726ec7 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8d9138  rgb(141, 145, 56)  hsl(63, 44%, 39%)  Moss Green
#3c3891  rgb(60, 56, 145)  hsl(243, 44%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#388d91  rgb(56, 141, 145)  hsl(183, 44%, 39%)  Dark Cyan
#91388d  rgb(145, 56, 141)  hsl(303, 44%, 39%)  Deep Plum