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#9FA85B

#9fa85b ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9fa85b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 65.88% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 45.83% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 67.01°, with 30.68% saturation and 50.78% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.86.

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Relative luminance0.3613

Complementary

  1. #9fa85b
  2. #645ba8

Split complementary

  1. #9fa85b
  2. #5b78a8
  3. #8a5ba8

Analogous

  1. #a88a5b
  2. #9fa85b
  3. #78a85b

Triadic

  1. #9fa85b
  2. #5b9fa8
  3. #a85b9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa85b
  2. #5ba864
  3. #645ba8
  4. #a85b9f

Square

  1. #9fa85b
  2. #5ba88a
  3. #645ba8
  4. #a85b78

Monochromatic

  1. #414525
  2. #71773f
  3. #9fa85b
  4. #bcc38d
  5. #daddbf

Shades

#9fa85b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa85b
  2. #8f9752
  3. #7f8649
  4. #6f7640
  5. #5f6537
  6. #50542e
  7. #404324
  8. #30321b
  9. #202212
  10. #101109
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa85b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa85b
  2. #a9b16b
  3. #b2b97c
  4. #bcc28c
  5. #c5cb9d
  6. #cfd4ad
  7. #d9dcbd
  8. #e2e5ce
  9. #eceede
  10. #f5f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa85b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa85b
  2. #9ca45f
  3. #99a062
  4. #969c66
  5. #93986a
  6. #90946e
  7. #8c9071
  8. #898c75
  9. #868879
  10. #83847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a48b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a155 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a35f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7a096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba457 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa55d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4a382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa85b {
  color: #9fa85b;
}
Background
.bg-9fa85b {
  background-color: #9fa85b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa85b {
  border: 2px solid #9fa85b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa85b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 168 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 31% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa85b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa85b, #78a85b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa85b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 168 91 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.66 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.13 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.17 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.32 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.43 #6057a4 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9fa85b  rgb(159, 168, 91)  hsl(67, 31%, 51%)  Moss Green
#645ba8  rgb(100, 91, 168)  hsl(247, 31%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#5b9fa8  rgb(91, 159, 168)  hsl(187, 31%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#a85b9f  rgb(168, 91, 159)  hsl(307, 31%, 51%)  Purpureus