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#969A7D

#969a7d ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#969a7d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.82% red, 60.39% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.83% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 68.28°, with 12.55% saturation and 54.71% 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 9.14.

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Relative luminance0.3108

Complementary

  1. #969a7d
  2. #817d9a

Split complementary

  1. #969a7d
  2. #7d889a
  3. #907d9a

Analogous

  1. #9a907d
  2. #969a7d
  3. #889a7d

Triadic

  1. #969a7d
  2. #7d969a
  3. #9a7d96

Tetradic

  1. #969a7d
  2. #7d9a81
  3. #817d9a
  4. #9a7d96

Square

  1. #969a7d
  2. #7d9a90
  3. #817d9a
  4. #9a7d88

Monochromatic

  1. #454737
  2. #6e7259
  3. #969a7d
  4. #b9bba8
  5. #dcddd3

Shades

#969a7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #969a7d
  2. #878b71
  3. #787b64
  4. #696c58
  5. #5a5c4b
  6. #4b4d3f
  7. #3c3e32
  8. #2d2e26
  9. #1e1f19
  10. #0f0f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#969a7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #969a7d
  2. #a1a48a
  3. #abae97
  4. #b6b8a4
  5. #c0c2b1
  6. #cbcdbe
  7. #d5d7cb
  8. #e0e1d8
  9. #eaebe5
  10. #f5f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#969a7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #969a7d
  2. #94977d
  3. #92957e
  4. #8f927e
  5. #8d907e
  6. #8b8d7f
  7. #898a7f
  8. #87887f
  9. #84857f
  10. #828380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97988e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f977b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e987e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a9692 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b987c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b997e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98988a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-969a7d {
  color: #969a7d;
}
Background
.bg-969a7d {
  background-color: #969a7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-969a7d {
  border: 2px solid #969a7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #969a7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 154 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 13% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-969a7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #969a7d, #889a7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-969a7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 154 125 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.14 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.53 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.93 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.00 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.14 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 13.19 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 13.23 #696582 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#969a7d  rgb(150, 154, 125)  hsl(68, 13%, 55%)  Moss Green
#817d9a  rgb(129, 125, 154)  hsl(248, 13%, 55%)  Cool Gray
#7d969a  rgb(125, 150, 154)  hsl(188, 13%, 55%)  Light Slate Gray
#9a7d96  rgb(154, 125, 150)  hsl(308, 13%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink