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#96A07F

#96a07f ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#96a07f 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, 62.75% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.63% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 78.18°, with 14.8% saturation and 56.27% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 8.05.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3316

Complementary

  1. #96a07f
  2. #897fa0

Split complementary

  1. #96a07f
  2. #7f85a0
  3. #997fa0

Analogous

  1. #a0997f
  2. #96a07f
  3. #85a07f

Triadic

  1. #96a07f
  2. #7f96a0
  3. #a07f96

Tetradic

  1. #96a07f
  2. #7fa089
  3. #897fa0
  4. #a07f96

Square

  1. #96a07f
  2. #7fa099
  3. #897fa0
  4. #a07f85

Monochromatic

  1. #474d39
  2. #6f795a
  3. #96a07f
  4. #bac1ab
  5. #dee1d7

Shades

#96a07f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96a07f
  2. #879072
  3. #788066
  4. #697059
  5. #5a604c
  6. #4b5040
  7. #3c4033
  8. #2d3026
  9. #1e2019
  10. #0f100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#96a07f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96a07f
  2. #a1aa8c
  3. #abb399
  4. #b6bda5
  5. #c0c6b2
  6. #cbd0bf
  7. #d5d9cc
  8. #e0e3d9
  9. #eaece5
  10. #f5f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96a07f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96a07f
  2. #949d7f
  3. #929a7f
  4. #8f967f
  5. #8d937f
  6. #8b9080
  7. #898d80
  8. #878a80
  9. #848680
  10. #828380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49c7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39c80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #999c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9e7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9e80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #989e8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96a07f {
  color: #96a07f;
}
Background
.bg-96a07f {
  background-color: #96a07f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96a07f {
  border: 2px solid #96a07f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96a07f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 160 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 15% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96a07f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96a07f, #85a07f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96a07f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 160 127 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.05 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.65 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.78 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.82 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.85 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.66 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.29 #695f80 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Moss Green
#96a07f  rgb(150, 160, 127)  hsl(78, 15%, 56%)  Moss Green
#897fa0  rgb(137, 127, 160)  hsl(258, 15%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7f96a0  rgb(127, 150, 160)  hsl(198, 15%, 56%)  Light Slate Gray
#a07f96  rgb(160, 127, 150)  hsl(318, 15%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink