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#8EA042

#8ea042 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ea042 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 62.75% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 71.49°, with 41.59% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3129

Complementary

  1. #8ea042
  2. #5442a0

Split complementary

  1. #8ea042
  2. #425fa0
  3. #8342a0

Analogous

  1. #a08342
  2. #8ea042
  3. #5fa042

Triadic

  1. #8ea042
  2. #428ea0
  3. #a0428e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea042
  2. #42a054
  3. #5442a0
  4. #a0428e

Square

  1. #8ea042
  2. #42a083
  3. #5442a0
  4. #a0425f

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3415
  2. #5e6a2c
  3. #8ea042
  4. #b2c26c
  5. #ced9a2

Shades

#8ea042 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea042
  2. #80903b
  3. #728035
  4. #63702e
  5. #556028
  6. #475021
  7. #39401a
  8. #2b3014
  9. #1c200d
  10. #0e1007
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea042 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea042
  2. #99aa55
  3. #a5b368
  4. #b0bd7b
  5. #bbc68e
  6. #c7d0a1
  7. #d2d9b3
  8. #dde3c6
  9. #e8ecd9
  10. #f4f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea042 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea042
  2. #8d9d48
  3. #8b9a4e
  4. #8a9655
  5. #88935b
  6. #879061
  7. #868d67
  8. #848a6d
  9. #838674
  10. #81837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949b7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9838 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89848 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96988c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9b3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9b46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #939b75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea042 {
  color: #8ea042;
}
Background
.bg-8ea042 {
  background-color: #8ea042;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea042 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea042;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea042;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 160 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 42% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea042 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea042, #5fa042);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea042 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 160 66 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.60 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.09 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.33 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.74 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.33 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.99 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.63 #715fbd Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea042  rgb(142, 160, 66)  hsl(71, 42%, 44%)  Moss Green
#5442a0  rgb(84, 66, 160)  hsl(251, 42%, 44%)  Ocean Blue
#428ea0  rgb(66, 142, 160)  hsl(191, 42%, 44%)  Bondi Blue
#a0428e  rgb(160, 66, 142)  hsl(311, 42%, 44%)  Deep Plum