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#809C4E

#809c4e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#809c4e 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, 61.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 81.54°, with 33.33% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2892

Complementary

  1. #809c4e
  2. #6a4e9c

Split complementary

  1. #809c4e
  2. #4e599c
  3. #914e9c

Analogous

  1. #9c914e
  2. #809c4e
  3. #599c4e

Triadic

  1. #809c4e
  2. #4e809c
  3. #9c4e80

Tetradic

  1. #809c4e
  2. #4e9c6a
  3. #6a4e9c
  4. #9c4e80

Square

  1. #809c4e
  2. #4e9c91
  3. #6a4e9c
  4. #9c4e59

Monochromatic

  1. #2c361b
  2. #566934
  3. #809c4e
  4. #a5bc7a
  5. #c7d6ad

Shades

#809c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809c4e
  2. #738c46
  3. #667d3e
  4. #5a6d37
  5. #4d5e2f
  6. #404e27
  7. #333e1f
  8. #262f17
  9. #1a1f10
  10. #0d1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#809c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809c4e
  2. #8da660
  3. #99b071
  4. #a6ba83
  5. #b3c495
  6. #c0cea7
  7. #ccd7b8
  8. #d9e1ca
  9. #e6ebdc
  10. #f2f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809c4e
  2. #809953
  3. #809658
  4. #80945d
  5. #809162
  6. #808e67
  7. #808b6c
  8. #808871
  9. #808676
  10. #80837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b967d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39347 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84968a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96974a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #949651 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #839877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809c4e {
  color: #809c4e;
}
Background
.bg-809c4e {
  background-color: #809c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809c4e {
  border: 2px solid #809c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 156 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 33% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809c4e, #599c4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 156 78 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.54 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.68 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.91 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.62 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.71 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.94 #7f63b1 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#809c4e  rgb(128, 156, 78)  hsl(82, 33%, 46%)  Moss Green
#6a4e9c  rgb(106, 78, 156)  hsl(262, 33%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#4e809c  rgb(78, 128, 156)  hsl(202, 33%, 46%)  Air Force Blue
#9c4e80  rgb(156, 78, 128)  hsl(322, 33%, 46%)  Deep Plum