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#959957

#959957 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#959957 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 60% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.14% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 63.64°, with 27.5% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2986

Complementary

  1. #959957
  2. #5b5799

Split complementary

  1. #959957
  2. #577499
  3. #7c5799

Analogous

  1. #997c57
  2. #959957
  3. #749957

Triadic

  1. #959957
  2. #579599
  3. #995795

Tetradic

  1. #959957
  2. #57995b
  3. #5b5799
  4. #995795

Square

  1. #959957
  2. #57997c
  3. #5b5799
  4. #995774

Monochromatic

  1. #363720
  2. #66683b
  3. #959957
  4. #b6b984
  5. #d3d5b4

Shades

#959957 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959957
  2. #868a4e
  3. #777a46
  4. #686b3d
  5. #595c34
  6. #4b4d2c
  7. #3c3d23
  8. #2d2e1a
  9. #1e1f11
  10. #0f0f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#959957 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959957
  2. #a0a368
  3. #aaad79
  4. #b5b889
  5. #bfc29a
  6. #caccab
  7. #d5d6bc
  8. #dfe0cd
  9. #eaebdd
  10. #f4f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959957 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959957
  2. #93975b
  3. #91945f
  4. #8f9263
  5. #8d8f67
  6. #8b8d6c
  7. #888a70
  8. #868874
  9. #848578
  10. #82837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29452 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2965a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d9289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9654 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9759 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a9578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959957 {
  color: #959957;
}
Background
.bg-959957 {
  background-color: #959957;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959957 {
  border: 2px solid #959957;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959957;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 153 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 28% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959957 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959957, #749957);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959957 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 153 87 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.65 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.73 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.49 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.00 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.52 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.56 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.24 #6a66a8 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#959957  rgb(149, 153, 87)  hsl(64, 28%, 47%)  Moss Green
#5b5799  rgb(91, 87, 153)  hsl(244, 28%, 47%)  Royal Purple
#579599  rgb(87, 149, 153)  hsl(184, 28%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#995795  rgb(153, 87, 149)  hsl(304, 28%, 47%)  Deep Plum