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#779B4E

#779b4e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#779b4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.67% red, 60.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.68% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 88.05°, with 33.05% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#669966
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Relative luminance0.2791

Complementary

  1. #779b4e
  2. #724e9b

Split complementary

  1. #779b4e
  2. #4e519b
  3. #994e9b

Analogous

  1. #9b994e
  2. #779b4e
  3. #519b4e

Triadic

  1. #779b4e
  2. #4e779b
  3. #9b4e77

Tetradic

  1. #779b4e
  2. #4e9b72
  3. #724e9b
  4. #9b4e77

Square

  1. #779b4e
  2. #4e9b99
  3. #724e9b
  4. #9b4e51

Monochromatic

  1. #29351b
  2. #506834
  3. #779b4e
  4. #9dbc7a
  5. #c2d5ad

Shades

#779b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #779b4e
  2. #6b8c46
  3. #5f7c3e
  4. #536d37
  5. #475d2f
  6. #3c4e27
  7. #303e1f
  8. #242f17
  9. #181f10
  10. #0c1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#779b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #779b4e
  2. #85a560
  3. #92af71
  4. #a0b983
  5. #adc395
  6. #bbcda7
  7. #c9d7b8
  8. #d6e1ca
  9. #e4ebdc
  10. #f1f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#779b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #779b4e
  2. #789853
  3. #799658
  4. #7a935d
  5. #7b9062
  6. #7c8e67
  7. #7c8b6c
  8. #7d8871
  9. #7e8576
  10. #7f837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87957b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19247 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8f53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #799589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92964a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f9451 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #789876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-779b4e {
  color: #779b4e;
}
Background
.bg-779b4e {
  background-color: #779b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-779b4e {
  border: 2px solid #779b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #779b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 119 155 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 33% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-779b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #779b4e, #519b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-779b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(119 155 78 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.86 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.72 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.72 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.65 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.33 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.86 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.88 #8864b1 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#779b4e  rgb(119, 155, 78)  hsl(88, 33%, 46%)  Moss Green
#724e9b  rgb(114, 78, 155)  hsl(268, 33%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#4e779b  rgb(78, 119, 155)  hsl(208, 33%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#9b4e77  rgb(155, 78, 119)  hsl(328, 33%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender