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#999944

#999944 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#999944 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 60% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.56% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 38.46% saturation and 43.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2997

Complementary

  1. #999944
  2. #444499

Split complementary

  1. #999944
  2. #446e99
  3. #6e4499

Analogous

  1. #996e44
  2. #999944
  3. #6e9944

Triadic

  1. #999944
  2. #449999
  3. #994499

Tetradic

  1. #999944
  2. #449944
  3. #444499
  4. #994499

Square

  1. #999944
  2. #44996e
  3. #444499
  4. #99446e

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2f15
  2. #64642c
  3. #999944
  4. #bebe6c
  5. #d5d5a1

Shades

#999944 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #999944
  2. #8a8a3d
  3. #7a7a36
  4. #6b6b30
  5. #5c5c29
  6. #4d4d22
  7. #3d3d1b
  8. #2e2e14
  9. #1f1f0e
  10. #0f0f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#999944 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #999944
  2. #a3a357
  3. #adad69
  4. #b8b87c
  5. #c2c28f
  6. #cccca2
  7. #d6d6b4
  8. #e0e0c7
  9. #ebebda
  10. #f5f5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#999944 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #999944
  2. #97974a
  3. #949450
  4. #929256
  5. #8f8f5c
  6. #8d8d62
  7. #8a8a68
  8. #88886e
  9. #858574
  10. #83837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97977c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4933b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59649 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a39086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0963f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19747 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f9472 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-999944 {
  color: #999944;
}
Background
.bg-999944 {
  background-color: #999944;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-999944 {
  border: 2px solid #999944;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #999944;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 153 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 38% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-999944 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #999944, #6e9944);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-999944 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 153 68 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.73 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.61 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.21 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.42 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.32 #6666bb Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#999944  rgb(153, 153, 68)  hsl(60, 38%, 43%)  Moss Green
#444499  rgb(68, 68, 153)  hsl(240, 38%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#449999  rgb(68, 153, 153)  hsl(180, 38%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#994499  rgb(153, 68, 153)  hsl(300, 38%, 43%)  Deep Plum