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#8EA14B

#8ea14b ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ea14b 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, 63.14% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 53.42% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 73.26°, with 36.44% saturation and 46.27% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3175

Complementary

  1. #8ea14b
  2. #5e4ba1

Split complementary

  1. #8ea14b
  2. #4b63a1
  3. #894ba1

Analogous

  1. #a1894b
  2. #8ea14b
  3. #63a14b

Triadic

  1. #8ea14b
  2. #4b8ea1
  3. #a14b8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea14b
  2. #4ba15e
  3. #5e4ba1
  4. #a14b8e

Square

  1. #8ea14b
  2. #4ba189
  3. #5e4ba1
  4. #a14b63

Monochromatic

  1. #32391a
  2. #606d33
  3. #8ea14b
  4. #b0c078
  5. #cfd9ac

Shades

#8ea14b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea14b
  2. #809144
  3. #72813c
  4. #637135
  5. #55612d
  6. #475126
  7. #39401e
  8. #2b3017
  9. #1c200f
  10. #0e1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea14b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea14b
  2. #99aa5d
  3. #a5b46f
  4. #b0bd81
  5. #bbc793
  6. #c7d0a5
  7. #d2d9b7
  8. #dde3c9
  9. #e8ecdb
  10. #f4f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea14b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea14b
  2. #8d9e50
  3. #8b9a56
  4. #8a975b
  5. #889460
  6. #879166
  7. #868d6b
  8. #848a70
  9. #838775
  10. #81837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9943 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89950 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a09c46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9c4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #929d79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea14b {
  color: #8ea14b;
}
Background
.bg-8ea14b {
  background-color: #8ea14b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea14b {
  border: 2px solid #8ea14b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea14b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 161 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 36% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea14b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea14b, #63a14b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea14b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 161 75 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.49 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.26 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.48 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.43 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.43 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.54 #715eb4 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea14b  rgb(142, 161, 75)  hsl(73, 36%, 46%)  Moss Green
#5e4ba1  rgb(94, 75, 161)  hsl(253, 36%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#4b8ea1  rgb(75, 142, 161)  hsl(193, 36%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#a14b8e  rgb(161, 75, 142)  hsl(313, 36%, 46%)  Deep Plum