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#809B4E

#809b4e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#809b4e 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, 60.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 49.68% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 81.04°, 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2858

Complementary

  1. #809b4e
  2. #694e9b

Split complementary

  1. #809b4e
  2. #4e5a9b
  3. #904e9b

Analogous

  1. #9b904e
  2. #809b4e
  3. #5a9b4e

Triadic

  1. #809b4e
  2. #4e809b
  3. #9b4e80

Tetradic

  1. #809b4e
  2. #4e9b69
  3. #694e9b
  4. #9b4e80

Square

  1. #809b4e
  2. #4e9b90
  3. #694e9b
  4. #9b4e5a

Monochromatic

  1. #2c351b
  2. #566834
  3. #809b4e
  4. #a5bc7a
  5. #c7d5ad

Shades

#809b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809b4e
  2. #738c46
  3. #667c3e
  4. #5a6d37
  5. #4d5d2f
  6. #404e27
  7. #333e1f
  8. #262f17
  9. #1a1f10
  10. #0d1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#809b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809b4e
  2. #8da560
  3. #99af71
  4. #a6b983
  5. #b3c395
  6. #c0cda7
  7. #ccd7b8
  8. #d9e1ca
  9. #e6ebdc
  10. #f2f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809b4e
  2. #809853
  3. #809658
  4. #80935d
  5. #809062
  6. #808e67
  7. #808b6c
  8. #808871
  9. #808576
  10. #80837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b957c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29347 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9152 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #849589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96964a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #939551 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #839776 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809b4e {
  color: #809b4e;
}
Background
.bg-809b4e {
  background-color: #809b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809b4e {
  border: 2px solid #809b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 155 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 33% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809b4e, #5a9b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 155 78 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.34 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.85 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.80 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.22 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.80 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.87 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 12.01 #7f64b1 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#809b4e  rgb(128, 155, 78)  hsl(81, 33%, 46%)  Moss Green
#694e9b  rgb(105, 78, 155)  hsl(261, 33%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#4e809b  rgb(78, 128, 155)  hsl(201, 33%, 46%)  Air Force Blue
#9b4e80  rgb(155, 78, 128)  hsl(321, 33%, 46%)  Deep Plum