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#8EA54E

#8ea54e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea54e 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, 64.71% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.73% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 75.86°, with 35.8% saturation and 47.65% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3321

Complementary

  1. #8ea54e
  2. #654ea5

Split complementary

  1. #8ea54e
  2. #4e63a5
  3. #914ea5

Analogous

  1. #a5914e
  2. #8ea54e
  3. #63a54e

Triadic

  1. #8ea54e
  2. #4e8ea5
  3. #a54e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea54e
  2. #4ea565
  3. #654ea5
  4. #a54e8e

Square

  1. #8ea54e
  2. #4ea591
  3. #654ea5
  4. #a54e63

Monochromatic

  1. #353d1d
  2. #617135
  3. #8ea54e
  4. #b0c27e
  5. #d0dab2

Shades

#8ea54e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea54e
  2. #809546
  3. #72843e
  4. #637437
  5. #55632f
  6. #475327
  7. #39421f
  8. #2b3217
  9. #1c2110
  10. #0e1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea54e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea54e
  2. #99ae60
  3. #a5b771
  4. #b0c083
  5. #bbc995
  6. #c7d2a7
  7. #d2dbb8
  8. #dde4ca
  9. #e8eddc
  10. #f4f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea54e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea54e
  2. #8da153
  3. #8b9e58
  4. #8a9a5d
  5. #889662
  6. #879367
  7. #868f6c
  8. #848b71
  9. #838776
  10. #81847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9c46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9c53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #949e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a049 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a051 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #92a17c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea54e {
  color: #8ea54e;
}
Background
.bg-8ea54e {
  background-color: #8ea54e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea54e {
  border: 2px solid #8ea54e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea54e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 165 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 36% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea54e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea54e, #63a54e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea54e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 165 78 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.09 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.23 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.80 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.14 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.33 #715ab1 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea54e  rgb(142, 165, 78)  hsl(76, 36%, 48%)  Moss Green
#654ea5  rgb(101, 78, 165)  hsl(256, 36%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#4e8ea5  rgb(78, 142, 165)  hsl(196, 36%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#a54e8e  rgb(165, 78, 142)  hsl(316, 36%, 48%)  Deep Plum