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#8FA553

#8fa553 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8fa553 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.7% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 76.1°, with 33.06% saturation and 48.63% 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 7.67:1 (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 luminance0.3337

Complementary

  1. #8fa553
  2. #6953a5

Split complementary

  1. #8fa553
  2. #5366a5
  3. #9253a5

Analogous

  1. #a59253
  2. #8fa553
  3. #66a553

Triadic

  1. #8fa553
  2. #538fa5
  3. #a5538f

Tetradic

  1. #8fa553
  2. #53a569
  3. #6953a5
  4. #a5538f

Square

  1. #8fa553
  2. #53a592
  3. #6953a5
  4. #a55366

Monochromatic

  1. #373f20
  2. #637239
  3. #8fa553
  4. #b0c184
  5. #d1dbb6

Shades

#8fa553 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8fa553
  2. #81954b
  3. #728442
  4. #64743a
  5. #566332
  6. #48532a
  7. #394221
  8. #2b3219
  9. #1d2111
  10. #0e1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#8fa553 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8fa553
  2. #9aae64
  3. #a5b775
  4. #b1c087
  5. #bcc998
  6. #c7d2a9
  7. #d2dbba
  8. #dde4cb
  9. #e9eddd
  10. #f4f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8fa553 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8fa553
  2. #8ea158
  3. #8c9e5c
  4. #8b9a61
  5. #899665
  6. #88936a
  7. #868f6e
  8. #858b73
  9. #838777
  10. #82847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9d4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9c58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #959e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a04f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0a056 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93a17e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8fa553 {
  color: #8fa553;
}
Background
.bg-8fa553 {
  background-color: #8fa553;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8fa553 {
  border: 2px solid #8fa553;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8fa553;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 165 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 33% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8fa553 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8fa553, #66a553);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8fa553 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 165 83 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.51 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.60 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.67 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.48 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.51 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.12 #705aac Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8fa553  rgb(143, 165, 83)  hsl(76, 33%, 49%)  Moss Green
#6953a5  rgb(105, 83, 165)  hsl(256, 33%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#538fa5  rgb(83, 143, 165)  hsl(196, 33%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#a5538f  rgb(165, 83, 143)  hsl(316, 33%, 49%)  Deep Plum