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#8EA156

#8ea156 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea156 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.58% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 75.2°, with 30.36% saturation and 48.43% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3191

Complementary

  1. #8ea156
  2. #6956a1

Split complementary

  1. #8ea156
  2. #5668a1
  3. #8e56a1

Analogous

  1. #a18e56
  2. #8ea156
  3. #68a156

Triadic

  1. #8ea156
  2. #568ea1
  3. #a1568e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea156
  2. #56a169
  3. #6956a1
  4. #a1568e

Square

  1. #8ea156
  2. #56a18e
  3. #6956a1
  4. #a15668

Monochromatic

  1. #363d21
  2. #626f3b
  3. #8ea156
  4. #b0be85
  5. #d0d9b7

Shades

#8ea156 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea156
  2. #80914d
  3. #728145
  4. #63713c
  5. #556134
  6. #47512b
  7. #394022
  8. #2b301a
  9. #1c2011
  10. #0e1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea156 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea156
  2. #99aa67
  3. #a5b478
  4. #b0bd89
  5. #bbc79a
  6. #c7d0ab
  7. #d2d9bb
  8. #dde3cc
  9. #e8ecdd
  10. #f4f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea156 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea156
  2. #8d9e5a
  3. #8b9a5e
  4. #8a9763
  5. #889467
  6. #87916b
  7. #868d6f
  8. #848a73
  9. #838778
  10. #81837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959c83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99950 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7995a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9d52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9c58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #929d7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea156 {
  color: #8ea156;
}
Background
.bg-8ea156 {
  background-color: #8ea156;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea156 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea156;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea156;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 161 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 30% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea156 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea156, #68a156);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea156 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 161 86 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.95 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.41 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.36 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.47 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.74 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.91 #715ea9 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea156  rgb(142, 161, 86)  hsl(75, 30%, 48%)  Moss Green
#6956a1  rgb(105, 86, 161)  hsl(255, 30%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#568ea1  rgb(86, 142, 161)  hsl(195, 30%, 48%)  Air Force Blue
#a1568e  rgb(161, 86, 142)  hsl(315, 30%, 48%)  Deep Plum