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#97A079

#97a079 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#97a079 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, 62.75% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.38% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 73.85°, with 17.03% saturation and 55.1% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.331

Complementary

  1. #97a079
  2. #8279a0

Split complementary

  1. #97a079
  2. #7984a0
  3. #9679a0

Analogous

  1. #a09679
  2. #97a079
  3. #84a079

Triadic

  1. #97a079
  2. #7997a0
  3. #a07997

Tetradic

  1. #97a079
  2. #79a082
  3. #8279a0
  4. #a07997

Square

  1. #97a079
  2. #79a096
  3. #8279a0
  4. #a07984

Monochromatic

  1. #464b35
  2. #707855
  3. #97a079
  4. #bac0a6
  5. #dcdfd3

Shades

#97a079 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #97a079
  2. #88906d
  3. #798061
  4. #6a7055
  5. #5b6049
  6. #4c503d
  7. #3c4030
  8. #2d3024
  9. #1e2018
  10. #0f100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#97a079 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #97a079
  2. #a1aa86
  3. #acb394
  4. #b6bda1
  5. #c1c6af
  6. #cbd0bc
  7. #d5d9c9
  8. #e0e3d7
  9. #eaece4
  10. #f5f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#97a079 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #97a079
  2. #959d7a
  3. #929a7a
  4. #90967b
  5. #8e937c
  6. #8c907d
  7. #898d7d
  8. #878a7e
  9. #85867f
  10. #82837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a9d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59c77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49c7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b9c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a09d78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9e7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #999d8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-97a079 {
  color: #97a079;
}
Background
.bg-97a079 {
  background-color: #97a079;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-97a079 {
  border: 2px solid #97a079;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #97a079;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 160 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 17% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-97a079 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #97a079, #84a079);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-97a079 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 160 121 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.50 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.66 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.09 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.78 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.86 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.90 #685f86 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Moss Green
#97a079  rgb(151, 160, 121)  hsl(74, 17%, 55%)  Moss Green
#8279a0  rgb(130, 121, 160)  hsl(254, 17%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7997a0  rgb(121, 151, 160)  hsl(194, 17%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#a07997  rgb(160, 121, 151)  hsl(314, 17%, 55%)  Mountbatten Pink