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#979A7E

#979a7e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#979a7e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 60.39% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.18% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 66.43°, with 12.17% saturation and 54.9% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 9.56.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.312

Complementary

  1. #979a7e
  2. #817e9a

Split complementary

  1. #979a7e
  2. #7e899a
  3. #8f7e9a

Analogous

  1. #9a8f7e
  2. #979a7e
  3. #899a7e

Triadic

  1. #979a7e
  2. #7e979a
  3. #9a7e97

Tetradic

  1. #979a7e
  2. #7e9a81
  3. #817e9a
  4. #9a7e97

Square

  1. #979a7e
  2. #7e9a8f
  3. #817e9a
  4. #9a7e89

Monochromatic

  1. #464738
  2. #6f7259
  3. #979a7e
  4. #babca9
  5. #dcddd4

Shades

#979a7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979a7e
  2. #888b71
  3. #797b65
  4. #6a6c58
  5. #5b5c4c
  6. #4c4d3f
  7. #3c3e32
  8. #2d2e26
  9. #1e1f19
  10. #0f0f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#979a7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979a7e
  2. #a1a48b
  3. #acae98
  4. #b6b8a5
  5. #c1c2b2
  6. #cbcdbf
  7. #d5d7cb
  8. #e0e1d8
  9. #eaebe5
  10. #f5f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979a7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979a7e
  2. #95977e
  3. #92957e
  4. #90927f
  5. #8e907f
  6. #8c8d7f
  7. #898a7f
  8. #87887f
  9. #858580
  10. #828380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97998e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f977c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e987f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b9792 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c987d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c997f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #99988b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979a7e {
  color: #979a7e;
}
Background
.bg-979a7e {
  background-color: #979a7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979a7e {
  border: 2px solid #979a7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979a7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 154 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 12% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979a7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979a7e, #899a7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979a7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 154 126 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.56 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.49 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.07 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.45 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.99 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 13.06 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 13.08 #686581 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#979a7e  rgb(151, 154, 126)  hsl(66, 12%, 55%)  Moss Green
#817e9a  rgb(129, 126, 154)  hsl(246, 12%, 55%)  Cool Gray
#7e979a  rgb(126, 151, 154)  hsl(186, 12%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#9a7e97  rgb(154, 126, 151)  hsl(306, 12%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink