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#9BAA4E

#9baa4e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9baa4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.12% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 69.78°, with 37.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 7.04.

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Relative luminance0.3627

Complementary

  1. #9baa4e
  2. #5d4eaa

Split complementary

  1. #9baa4e
  2. #4e6daa
  3. #8b4eaa

Analogous

  1. #aa8b4e
  2. #9baa4e
  3. #6daa4e

Triadic

  1. #9baa4e
  2. #4e9baa
  3. #aa4e9b

Tetradic

  1. #9baa4e
  2. #4eaa5d
  3. #5d4eaa
  4. #aa4e9b

Square

  1. #9baa4e
  2. #4eaa8b
  3. #5d4eaa
  4. #aa4e6d

Monochromatic

  1. #3b411e
  2. #6b7636
  3. #9baa4e
  4. #b9c580
  5. #d6ddb4

Shades

#9baa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9baa4e
  2. #8c9946
  3. #7c883e
  4. #6d7737
  5. #5d662f
  6. #4e5527
  7. #3e441f
  8. #2f3317
  9. #1f2210
  10. #101108
  11. #000000

Tints

#9baa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9baa4e
  2. #a5b360
  3. #afbb71
  4. #b9c483
  5. #c3cc95
  6. #cdd5a7
  7. #d7ddb8
  8. #e1e6ca
  9. #ebeedc
  10. #f5f7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9baa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9baa4e
  2. #98a653
  3. #96a258
  4. #939d5d
  5. #909962
  6. #8e9567
  7. #8b916c
  8. #888d71
  9. #858876
  10. #83847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a245 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a353 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a295 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba549 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa651 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a57f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9baa4e {
  color: #9baa4e;
}
Background
.bg-9baa4e {
  background-color: #9baa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9baa4e {
  border: 2px solid #9baa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9baa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 70 37% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9baa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9baa4e, #6daa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9baa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.04 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.76 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.90 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.61 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.15 #6455b1 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9baa4e  rgb(155, 170, 78)  hsl(70, 37%, 49%)  Moss Green
#5d4eaa  rgb(93, 78, 170)  hsl(250, 37%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#4e9baa  rgb(78, 155, 170)  hsl(190, 37%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#aa4e9b  rgb(170, 78, 155)  hsl(310, 37%, 49%)  Purpureus