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#96A166

#96a166 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#96a166 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, 63.14% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.65% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 71.19°, with 23.89% saturation and 51.57% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3293

Complementary

  1. #96a166
  2. #7166a1

Split complementary

  1. #96a166
  2. #6678a1
  3. #8f66a1

Analogous

  1. #a18f66
  2. #96a166
  3. #78a166

Triadic

  1. #96a166
  2. #6696a1
  3. #a16696

Tetradic

  1. #96a166
  2. #66a171
  3. #7166a1
  4. #a16696

Square

  1. #96a166
  2. #66a18f
  3. #7166a1
  4. #a16678

Monochromatic

  1. #3f442a
  2. #6b7447
  3. #96a166
  4. #b7be95
  5. #d7dbc5

Shades

#96a166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #96a166
  2. #87915c
  3. #788152
  4. #697147
  5. #5a613d
  6. #4b5133
  7. #3c4029
  8. #2d301f
  9. #1e2014
  10. #0f100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#96a166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #96a166
  2. #a1aa75
  3. #abb485
  4. #b6bd94
  5. #c0c7a3
  6. #cbd0b3
  7. #d5d9c2
  8. #e0e3d1
  9. #eaece0
  10. #f5f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#96a166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #96a166
  2. #949e69
  3. #929a6b
  4. #8f976e
  5. #8d9470
  6. #8b9173
  7. #898d76
  8. #878a78
  9. #84877b
  10. #82837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #999e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99b62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79c69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c9b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a19e63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19e68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a9d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-96a166 {
  color: #96a166;
}
Background
.bg-96a166 {
  background-color: #96a166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-96a166 {
  border: 2px solid #96a166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #96a166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 150 161 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 24% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-96a166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #96a166, #78a166);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-96a166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(150 161 102 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.02 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.74 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.50 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.51 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.20 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.21 #695e99 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Moss Green
#96a166  rgb(150, 161, 102)  hsl(71, 24%, 52%)  Moss Green
#7166a1  rgb(113, 102, 161)  hsl(251, 24%, 52%)  Royal Purple
#6696a1  rgb(102, 150, 161)  hsl(191, 24%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#a16696  rgb(161, 102, 150)  hsl(311, 24%, 52%)  Mulberry