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#8FA451

#8fa451 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8fa451 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, 64.31% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.61% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 75.18°, with 33.88% saturation and 48.04% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3298

Complementary

  1. #8fa451
  2. #6651a4

Split complementary

  1. #8fa451
  2. #5166a4
  3. #9051a4

Analogous

  1. #a49051
  2. #8fa451
  3. #66a451

Triadic

  1. #8fa451
  2. #518fa4
  3. #a4518f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa451
  2. #51a466
  3. #6651a4
  4. #a4518f

Square

  1. #8fa451
  2. #51a490
  3. #6651a4
  4. #a45166

Monochromatic

  1. #363e1e
  2. #627138
  3. #8fa451
  4. #b1c181
  5. #d0dab4

Shades

#8fa451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa451
  2. #819449
  3. #728341
  4. #647339
  5. #566231
  6. #485229
  7. #394220
  8. #2b3118
  9. #1d2110
  10. #0e1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa451
  2. #9aad62
  3. #a5b674
  4. #b1bf85
  5. #bcc897
  6. #c7d2a8
  7. #d2dbb9
  8. #dde4cb
  9. #e9eddc
  10. #f4f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa451
  2. #8ea056
  3. #8c9d5a
  4. #8b995f
  5. #899664
  6. #889269
  7. #868e6d
  8. #858b72
  9. #838777
  10. #82847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9c4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9c56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29f4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09f54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93a07c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa451 {
  color: #8fa451;
}
Background
.bg-8fa451 {
  background-color: #8fa451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa451 {
  border: 2px solid #8fa451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 164 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 34% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa451, #66a451);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 164 81 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.46 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.08 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.26 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.43 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.12 #705bae Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8fa451  rgb(143, 164, 81)  hsl(75, 34%, 48%)  Moss Green
#6651a4  rgb(102, 81, 164)  hsl(255, 34%, 48%)  Royal Purple
#518fa4  rgb(81, 143, 164)  hsl(195, 34%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#a4518f  rgb(164, 81, 143)  hsl(315, 34%, 48%)  Deep Plum