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#8D997A

#8d997a ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8d997a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 60% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.26% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 83.23°, with 13.19% saturation and 53.92% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 8.1.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2985

Complementary

  1. #8d997a
  2. #867a99

Split complementary

  1. #8d997a
  2. #7a7d99
  3. #957a99

Analogous

  1. #99957a
  2. #8d997a
  3. #7d997a

Triadic

  1. #8d997a
  2. #7a8d99
  3. #997a8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d997a
  2. #7a9986
  3. #867a99
  4. #997a8d

Square

  1. #8d997a
  2. #7a9995
  3. #867a99
  4. #997a7d

Monochromatic

  1. #3f4535
  2. #667056
  3. #8d997a
  4. #b2baa5
  5. #d7dbd1

Shades

#8d997a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d997a
  2. #7f8a6e
  3. #717a62
  4. #636b55
  5. #555c49
  6. #474d3d
  7. #383d31
  8. #2a2e25
  9. #1c1f18
  10. #0e0f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d997a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d997a
  2. #98a387
  3. #a4ad95
  4. #afb8a2
  5. #bbc2af
  6. #c6ccbd
  7. #d1d6ca
  8. #dde0d7
  9. #e8ebe4
  10. #f4f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d997a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d997a
  2. #8c977b
  3. #8a947b
  4. #89927c
  5. #888f7c
  6. #878d7d
  7. #858a7e
  8. #84887e
  9. #83857f
  10. #81837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92968b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9578 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b947b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f9690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979779 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96967b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e9788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d997a {
  color: #8d997a;
}
Background
.bg-8d997a {
  background-color: #8d997a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d997a {
  border: 2px solid #8d997a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d997a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 153 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 13% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d997a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d997a, #7d997a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d997a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 153 122 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.10 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.28 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.38 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.99 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.39 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 14.06 #726685 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8d997a  rgb(141, 153, 122)  hsl(83, 13%, 54%)  Moss Green
#867a99  rgb(134, 122, 153)  hsl(263, 13%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink
#7a8d99  rgb(122, 141, 153)  hsl(203, 13%, 54%)  Light Slate Gray
#997a8d  rgb(153, 122, 141)  hsl(323, 13%, 54%)  Mountbatten Pink