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#9FA451

#9fa451 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9fa451 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 64.31% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.61% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 63.61°, with 33.88% saturation and 48.04% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.39.

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Relative luminance0.3452

Complementary

  1. #9fa451
  2. #5651a4

Split complementary

  1. #9fa451
  2. #5176a4
  3. #7f51a4

Analogous

  1. #a47f51
  2. #9fa451
  3. #76a451

Triadic

  1. #9fa451
  2. #519fa4
  3. #a4519f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa451
  2. #51a456
  3. #5651a4
  4. #a4519f

Square

  1. #9fa451
  2. #51a47f
  3. #5651a4
  4. #a45176

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3e1e
  2. #6d7138
  3. #9fa451
  4. #bdc181
  5. #d8dab4

Shades

#9fa451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa451
  2. #8f9449
  3. #7f8341
  4. #6f7339
  5. #5f6231
  6. #505229
  7. #404220
  8. #303118
  9. #202110
  10. #101008
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa451
  2. #a9ad62
  3. #b2b674
  4. #bcbf85
  5. #c5c897
  6. #cfd2a8
  7. #d9dbb9
  8. #e2e4cb
  9. #eceddc
  10. #f5f6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa451
  2. #9ca056
  3. #999d5a
  4. #96995f
  5. #939664
  6. #909269
  7. #8c8e6d
  8. #898b72
  9. #868777
  10. #83847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9e49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa055 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a89c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a04d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a254 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a59f7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa451 {
  color: #9fa451;
}
Background
.bg-9fa451 {
  background-color: #9fa451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa451 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 164 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 34% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa451, #76a451);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 164 81 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.39 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.06 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.27 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.28 #605bae Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9fa451  rgb(159, 164, 81)  hsl(64, 34%, 48%)  Moss Green
#5651a4  rgb(86, 81, 164)  hsl(244, 34%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#519fa4  rgb(81, 159, 164)  hsl(184, 34%, 48%)  Cadet Blue
#a4519f  rgb(164, 81, 159)  hsl(304, 34%, 48%)  Purpureus