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#8FA540

#8fa540 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8fa540 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, 64.71% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.21% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 73.07°, with 44.1% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.81.

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Relative luminance0.3312

Complementary

  1. #8fa540
  2. #5640a5

Split complementary

  1. #8fa540
  2. #405ca5
  3. #8840a5

Analogous

  1. #a58840
  2. #8fa540
  3. #5ca540

Triadic

  1. #8fa540
  2. #408fa5
  3. #a5408f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa540
  2. #40a556
  3. #5640a5
  4. #a5408f

Square

  1. #8fa540
  2. #40a588
  3. #5640a5
  4. #a5405c

Monochromatic

  1. #2f3715
  2. #5f6e2b
  3. #8fa540
  4. #b2c66c
  5. #cfdba3

Shades

#8fa540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa540
  2. #81953a
  3. #728433
  4. #64742d
  5. #566326
  6. #485320
  7. #39421a
  8. #2b3213
  9. #1d210d
  10. #0e1106
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa540
  2. #9aae53
  3. #a5b766
  4. #b1c079
  5. #bcc98c
  6. #c7d2a0
  7. #d2dbb3
  8. #dde4c6
  9. #e9edd9
  10. #f4f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa540
  2. #8ea146
  3. #8c9e4d
  4. #8b9a53
  5. #89965a
  6. #889360
  7. #868f66
  8. #858b6d
  9. #838773
  10. #82847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9c34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9c47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #969d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a039 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a044 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94a078 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa540 {
  color: #8fa540;
}
Background
.bg-8fa540 {
  background-color: #8fa540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa540 {
  border: 2px solid #8fa540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 165 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 44% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa540, #5ca540);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 165 64 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.81 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.18 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.39 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.66 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.91 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.40 #705abf Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8fa540  rgb(143, 165, 64)  hsl(73, 44%, 45%)  Moss Green
#5640a5  rgb(86, 64, 165)  hsl(253, 44%, 45%)  Ocean Blue
#408fa5  rgb(64, 143, 165)  hsl(193, 44%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#a5408f  rgb(165, 64, 143)  hsl(313, 44%, 45%)  Deep Plum