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#809A4E

#809a4e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#809a4e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.35% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 80.53°, with 32.76% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2825

Complementary

  1. #809a4e
  2. #684e9a

Split complementary

  1. #809a4e
  2. #4e5a9a
  3. #8e4e9a

Analogous

  1. #9a8e4e
  2. #809a4e
  3. #5a9a4e

Triadic

  1. #809a4e
  2. #4e809a
  3. #9a4e80

Tetradic

  1. #809a4e
  2. #4e9a68
  3. #684e9a
  4. #9a4e80

Square

  1. #809a4e
  2. #4e9a8e
  3. #684e9a
  4. #9a4e5a

Monochromatic

  1. #2c341b
  2. #566734
  3. #809a4e
  4. #a5bb79
  5. #c7d5ac

Shades

#809a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809a4e
  2. #738b46
  3. #667b3e
  4. #5a6c37
  5. #4d5c2f
  6. #404d27
  7. #333e1f
  8. #262e17
  9. #1a1f10
  10. #0d0f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#809a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809a4e
  2. #8da460
  3. #99ae71
  4. #a6b883
  5. #b3c295
  6. #c0cda7
  7. #ccd7b8
  8. #d9e1ca
  9. #e6ebdc
  10. #f2f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809a4e
  2. #809753
  3. #809558
  4. #80925d
  5. #809062
  6. #808d67
  7. #808a6c
  8. #808871
  9. #808576
  10. #80837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a957c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19247 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9152 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #849488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95954a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939451 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #839675 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809a4e {
  color: #809a4e;
}
Background
.bg-809a4e {
  background-color: #809a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809a4e {
  border: 2px solid #809a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 154 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 33% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809a4e, #5a9a4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 154 78 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.16 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 6.04 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.71 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.47 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.67 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.13 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 12.32 #7f65b1 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#809a4e  rgb(128, 154, 78)  hsl(81, 33%, 45%)  Moss Green
#684e9a  rgb(104, 78, 154)  hsl(261, 33%, 45%)  Royal Purple
#4e809a  rgb(78, 128, 154)  hsl(201, 33%, 45%)  Air Force Blue
#9a4e80  rgb(154, 78, 128)  hsl(321, 33%, 45%)  Deep Plum