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#8EA049

#8ea049 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ea049 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.38% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 72.41°, with 37.34% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.3137

Complementary

  1. #8ea049
  2. #5b49a0

Split complementary

  1. #8ea049
  2. #4963a0
  3. #8749a0

Analogous

  1. #a08749
  2. #8ea049
  3. #63a049

Triadic

  1. #8ea049
  2. #498ea0
  3. #a0498e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea049
  2. #49a05b
  3. #5b49a0
  4. #a0498e

Square

  1. #8ea049
  2. #49a087
  3. #5b49a0
  4. #a04963

Monochromatic

  1. #313719
  2. #5f6b31
  3. #8ea049
  4. #b1c075
  5. #cfd8aa

Shades

#8ea049 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea049
  2. #809042
  3. #72803a
  4. #637033
  5. #55602c
  6. #475025
  7. #39401d
  8. #2b3016
  9. #1c200f
  10. #0e1007
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea049 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea049
  2. #99aa5b
  3. #a5b36d
  4. #b0bd80
  5. #bbc692
  6. #c7d0a4
  7. #d2d9b6
  8. #dde3c8
  9. #e8ecdb
  10. #f4f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea049 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea049
  2. #8d9d4f
  3. #8b9a54
  4. #8a965a
  5. #88935f
  6. #879065
  7. #868d6a
  8. #848a70
  9. #838675
  10. #81837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99841 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7984e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95988d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9b44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9b4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #929c77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea049 {
  color: #8ea049;
}
Background
.bg-8ea049 {
  background-color: #8ea049;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea049 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea049;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea049;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 160 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 37% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea049 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea049, #63a049);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea049 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 160 73 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.58 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.38 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.28 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.67 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.49 #715fb6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea049  rgb(142, 160, 73)  hsl(72, 37%, 46%)  Moss Green
#5b49a0  rgb(91, 73, 160)  hsl(252, 37%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#498ea0  rgb(73, 142, 160)  hsl(192, 37%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#a0498e  rgb(160, 73, 142)  hsl(312, 37%, 46%)  Deep Plum