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#969379

#969379 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#969379 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 57.65% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19.33% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 53.79°, with 12.13% saturation and 53.14% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 11.04.

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Relative luminance0.2873

Complementary

  1. #969379
  2. #797c96

Split complementary

  1. #969379
  2. #798b96
  3. #857996

Analogous

  1. #968579
  2. #969379
  3. #8b9679

Triadic

  1. #969379
  2. #799693
  3. #937996

Tetradic

  1. #969379
  2. #7c9679
  3. #797c96
  4. #937996

Square

  1. #969379
  2. #799685
  3. #797c96
  4. #96798b

Monochromatic

  1. #424134
  2. #6d6b55
  3. #969379
  4. #b8b6a4
  5. #d9d8cf

Shades

#969379 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #969379
  2. #87846d
  3. #787661
  4. #696755
  5. #5a5849
  6. #4b4a3d
  7. #3c3b30
  8. #2d2c24
  9. #1e1d18
  10. #0f0f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#969379 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #969379
  2. #a19e86
  3. #aba994
  4. #b6b3a1
  5. #c0beaf
  6. #cbc9bc
  7. #d5d4c9
  8. #e0dfd7
  9. #eae9e4
  10. #f5f4f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#969379 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #969379
  2. #94917a
  3. #928f7a
  4. #8f8d7b
  5. #8d8b7c
  6. #8b8a7d
  7. #89887d
  8. #87867e
  9. #84847f
  10. #82827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #949289 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #989177 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99937a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b8f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #979278 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98937a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #999185 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-969379 {
  color: #969379;
}
Background
.bg-969379 {
  background-color: #969379;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-969379 {
  border: 2px solid #969379;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #969379;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 147 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 12% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-969379 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #969379, #8b9679);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-969379 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 147 121 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.04 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.30 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.51 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 12.09 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.40 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.95 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.95 #696c86 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#969379  rgb(150, 147, 121)  hsl(54, 12%, 53%)  Moss Green
#797c96  rgb(121, 124, 150)  hsl(234, 12%, 53%)  Cool Gray
#799693  rgb(121, 150, 147)  hsl(174, 12%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#937996  rgb(147, 121, 150)  hsl(294, 12%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink