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#8FA149

#8fa149 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8fa149 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 63.14% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.66% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 72.27°, with 37.61% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.3181

Complementary

  1. #8fa149
  2. #5b49a1

Split complementary

  1. #8fa149
  2. #4963a1
  3. #8749a1

Analogous

  1. #a18749
  2. #8fa149
  3. #63a149

Triadic

  1. #8fa149
  2. #498fa1
  3. #a1498f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa149
  2. #49a15b
  3. #5b49a1
  4. #a1498f

Square

  1. #8fa149
  2. #49a187
  3. #5b49a1
  4. #a14963

Monochromatic

  1. #313819
  2. #606c31
  3. #8fa149
  4. #b1c176
  5. #cfd9aa

Shades

#8fa149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa149
  2. #819142
  3. #72813a
  4. #647133
  5. #56612c
  6. #485125
  7. #39401d
  8. #2b3016
  9. #1d200f
  10. #0e1007
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa149
  2. #9aaa5b
  3. #a5b46d
  4. #b1bd80
  5. #bcc792
  6. #c7d0a4
  7. #d2d9b6
  8. #dde3c8
  9. #e9ecdb
  10. #f4f6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa149
  2. #8e9e4f
  3. #8c9a54
  4. #8b975a
  5. #89945f
  6. #889165
  7. #868d6a
  8. #858a70
  9. #838775
  10. #82837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959c80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9940 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8994e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96998d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a09c44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #939c78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa149 {
  color: #8fa149;
}
Background
.bg-8fa149 {
  background-color: #8fa149;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa149 {
  border: 2px solid #8fa149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 161 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 38% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa149, #63a149);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 161 73 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.83 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.42 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.51 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.53 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.20 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.26 #705eb6 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8fa149  rgb(143, 161, 73)  hsl(72, 38%, 46%)  Moss Green
#5b49a1  rgb(91, 73, 161)  hsl(252, 38%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#498fa1  rgb(73, 143, 161)  hsl(192, 38%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#a1498f  rgb(161, 73, 143)  hsl(312, 38%, 46%)  Deep Plum