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#9FA978

#9fa978 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#9fa978 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 66.27% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.99% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 72.24°, with 22.17% saturation and 56.67% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.32.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.371

Complementary

  1. #9fa978
  2. #8278a9

Split complementary

  1. #9fa978
  2. #7887a9
  3. #9b78a9

Analogous

  1. #a99b78
  2. #9fa978
  3. #87a978

Triadic

  1. #9fa978
  2. #789fa9
  3. #a9789f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa978
  2. #78a982
  3. #8278a9
  4. #a9789f

Square

  1. #9fa978
  2. #78a99b
  3. #8278a9
  4. #a97887

Monochromatic

  1. #4d5335
  2. #788253
  3. #9fa978
  4. #c0c7a7
  5. #e1e5d5

Shades

#9fa978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa978
  2. #8f986c
  3. #7f8760
  4. #6f7654
  5. #5f6548
  6. #50553c
  7. #404430
  8. #303324
  9. #202218
  10. #10110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa978
  2. #a9b286
  3. #b2ba93
  4. #bcc3a1
  5. #c5cbae
  6. #cfd4bc
  7. #d9ddc9
  8. #e2e5d7
  9. #eceee4
  10. #f5f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa978
  2. #9ca579
  3. #99a17a
  4. #969d7a
  5. #93997b
  6. #90957c
  7. #8c907d
  8. #898c7e
  9. #86887e
  10. #83847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a475 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa47a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4a49c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a676 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a679 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2a68f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa978 {
  color: #9fa978;
}
Background
.bg-9fa978 {
  background-color: #9fa978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa978 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 169 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 22% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa978, #87a978);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 169 120 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.32 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.34 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.84 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.92 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.61 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.68 #605687 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9fa978  rgb(159, 169, 120)  hsl(72, 22%, 57%)  Moss Green
#8278a9  rgb(130, 120, 169)  hsl(252, 22%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#789fa9  rgb(120, 159, 169)  hsl(192, 22%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#a9789f  rgb(169, 120, 159)  hsl(312, 22%, 57%)  Mountbatten Pink