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#8EA153

#8ea153 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ea153 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.45% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 74.62°, with 31.97% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3187

Complementary

  1. #8ea153
  2. #6653a1

Split complementary

  1. #8ea153
  2. #5367a1
  3. #8d53a1

Analogous

  1. #a18d53
  2. #8ea153
  3. #67a153

Triadic

  1. #8ea153
  2. #538ea1
  3. #a1538e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea153
  2. #53a166
  3. #6653a1
  4. #a1538e

Square

  1. #8ea153
  2. #53a18d
  3. #6653a1
  4. #a15367

Monochromatic

  1. #353c1f
  2. #616f39
  3. #8ea153
  4. #b0bf82
  5. #d0d9b4

Shades

#8ea153 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea153
  2. #80914b
  3. #728142
  4. #63713a
  5. #556132
  6. #47512a
  7. #394021
  8. #2b3019
  9. #1c2011
  10. #0e1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea153 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea153
  2. #99aa64
  3. #a5b475
  4. #b0bd87
  5. #bbc798
  6. #c7d0a9
  7. #d2d9ba
  8. #dde3cb
  9. #e8ecdd
  10. #f4f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea153 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea153
  2. #8d9e58
  3. #8b9a5c
  4. #8a9761
  5. #889465
  6. #87916a
  7. #868d6e
  8. #848a73
  9. #838777
  10. #81837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959c83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9994c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79957 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9c4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9c56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #929d7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea153 {
  color: #8ea153;
}
Background
.bg-8ea153 {
  background-color: #8ea153;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea153 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea153;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea153;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 161 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 32% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea153 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea153, #67a153);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea153 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 161 83 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.35 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.83 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.57 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.42 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.48 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.84 #715eac Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea153  rgb(142, 161, 83)  hsl(75, 32%, 48%)  Moss Green
#6653a1  rgb(102, 83, 161)  hsl(255, 32%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#538ea1  rgb(83, 142, 161)  hsl(195, 32%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#a1538e  rgb(161, 83, 142)  hsl(315, 32%, 48%)  Deep Plum