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#8EA656

#8ea656 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea656 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, 65.1% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.19% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 78°, with 31.75% saturation and 49.41% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.337

Complementary

  1. #8ea656
  2. #6e56a6

Split complementary

  1. #8ea656
  2. #5666a6
  3. #9656a6

Analogous

  1. #a69656
  2. #8ea656
  3. #66a656

Triadic

  1. #8ea656
  2. #568ea6
  3. #a6568e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea656
  2. #56a66e
  3. #6e56a6
  4. #a6568e

Square

  1. #8ea656
  2. #56a696
  3. #6e56a6
  4. #a65666

Monochromatic

  1. #384122
  2. #63743c
  3. #8ea656
  4. #b0c187
  5. #d1dbba

Shades

#8ea656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea656
  2. #80954d
  3. #728545
  4. #63743c
  5. #556434
  6. #47532b
  7. #394222
  8. #2b321a
  9. #1c2111
  10. #0e1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea656
  2. #99af67
  3. #a5b878
  4. #b0c189
  5. #bbca9a
  6. #c7d3ab
  7. #d2dbbb
  8. #dde4cc
  9. #e8eddd
  10. #f4f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea656
  2. #8da25a
  3. #8b9e5e
  4. #8a9b63
  5. #889767
  6. #87936b
  7. #868f6f
  8. #848b73
  9. #838878
  10. #81847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9e4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9d5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939f93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a152 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a159 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91a27f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea656 {
  color: #8ea656;
}
Background
.bg-8ea656 {
  background-color: #8ea656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea656 {
  border: 2px solid #8ea656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 166 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 32% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea656, #66a656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 166 86 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.51 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.92 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.13 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.17 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.73 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.76 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.36 #7159a9 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea656  rgb(142, 166, 86)  hsl(78, 32%, 49%)  Moss Green
#6e56a6  rgb(110, 86, 166)  hsl(258, 32%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#568ea6  rgb(86, 142, 166)  hsl(198, 32%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#a6568e  rgb(166, 86, 142)  hsl(318, 32%, 49%)  Mulberry