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#99A565

#99a565 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#99a565 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 64.71% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.79% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 71.25°, with 26.23% saturation and 52.16% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3462

Complementary

  1. #99a565
  2. #7165a5

Split complementary

  1. #99a565
  2. #6579a5
  3. #9165a5

Analogous

  1. #a59165
  2. #99a565
  3. #79a565

Triadic

  1. #99a565
  2. #6599a5
  3. #a56599

Tetradic

  1. #99a565
  2. #65a571
  3. #7165a5
  4. #a56599

Square

  1. #99a565
  2. #65a591
  3. #7165a5
  4. #a56579

Monochromatic

  1. #42472a
  2. #6e7846
  3. #99a565
  4. #b9c195
  5. #d9ddc6

Shades

#99a565 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99a565
  2. #8a955b
  3. #7a8451
  4. #6b7447
  5. #5c633d
  6. #4d5333
  7. #3d4228
  8. #2e321e
  9. #1f2114
  10. #0f110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#99a565 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99a565
  2. #a3ae74
  3. #adb784
  4. #b8c093
  5. #c2c9a3
  6. #ccd2b2
  7. #d6dbc1
  8. #e0e4d1
  9. #ebede0
  10. #f5f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99a565 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99a565
  2. #97a168
  3. #949e6a
  4. #929a6d
  5. #8f9670
  6. #8d9373
  7. #8a8f75
  8. #888b78
  9. #85877b
  10. #83847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9da18b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9f60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9f68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f9f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a162 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5a267 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9da185 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99a565 {
  color: #99a565;
}
Background
.bg-99a565 {
  background-color: #99a565;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-99a565 {
  border: 2px solid #99a565;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99a565;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 165 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 26% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99a565 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99a565, #79a565);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99a565 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 165 101 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.89 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.59 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.45 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.07 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.53 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.58 #665a9a Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Moss Green
#99a565  rgb(153, 165, 101)  hsl(71, 26%, 52%)  Moss Green
#7165a5  rgb(113, 101, 165)  hsl(251, 26%, 52%)  Royal Purple
#6599a5  rgb(101, 153, 165)  hsl(191, 26%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#a56599  rgb(165, 101, 153)  hsl(311, 26%, 52%)  Mulberry