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#8EA447

#8ea447 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8ea447 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, 64.31% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.71% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 74.19°, with 39.57% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.7.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3276

Complementary

  1. #8ea447
  2. #5d47a4

Split complementary

  1. #8ea447
  2. #4760a4
  3. #8b47a4

Analogous

  1. #a48b47
  2. #8ea447
  3. #60a447

Triadic

  1. #8ea447
  2. #478ea4
  3. #a4478e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea447
  2. #47a45d
  3. #5d47a4
  4. #a4478e

Square

  1. #8ea447
  2. #47a48b
  3. #5d47a4
  4. #a44760

Monochromatic

  1. #323919
  2. #606f30
  3. #8ea447
  4. #b0c374
  5. #cfdaaa

Shades

#8ea447 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea447
  2. #809440
  3. #728339
  4. #637332
  5. #55622b
  6. #475224
  7. #39421c
  8. #2b3115
  9. #1c210e
  10. #0e1007
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea447 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea447
  2. #99ad59
  3. #a5b66c
  4. #b0bf7e
  5. #bbc891
  6. #c7d2a3
  7. #d2dbb5
  8. #dde4c8
  9. #e8edda
  10. #f4f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea447 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea447
  2. #8da04d
  3. #8b9d52
  4. #8a9958
  5. #88965e
  6. #879264
  7. #868e69
  8. #848b6f
  9. #838775
  10. #81847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9b3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9b4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29f41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09f4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #929f79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea447 {
  color: #8ea447;
}
Background
.bg-8ea447 {
  background-color: #8ea447;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea447 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea447;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea447;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 164 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 40% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea447 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea447, #60a447);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea447 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 164 71 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.70 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.33 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.03 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.17 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.73 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.42 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.60 #715bb8 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea447  rgb(142, 164, 71)  hsl(74, 40%, 46%)  Moss Green
#5d47a4  rgb(93, 71, 164)  hsl(254, 40%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#478ea4  rgb(71, 142, 164)  hsl(194, 40%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#a4478e  rgb(164, 71, 142)  hsl(314, 40%, 46%)  Deep Plum