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#809E4E

#809e4e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#809e4e 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, 61.96% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.99% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.63% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 33.9% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2959

Complementary

  1. #809e4e
  2. #6c4e9e

Split complementary

  1. #809e4e
  2. #4e589e
  3. #944e9e

Analogous

  1. #9e944e
  2. #809e4e
  3. #589e4e

Triadic

  1. #809e4e
  2. #4e809e
  3. #9e4e80

Tetradic

  1. #809e4e
  2. #4e9e6c
  3. #6c4e9e
  4. #9e4e80

Square

  1. #809e4e
  2. #4e9e94
  3. #6c4e9e
  4. #9e4e58

Monochromatic

  1. #2d381b
  2. #566b35
  3. #809e4e
  4. #a5be7b
  5. #c8d7ae

Shades

#809e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809e4e
  2. #738e46
  3. #667e3e
  4. #5a6f37
  5. #4d5f2f
  6. #404f27
  7. #333f1f
  8. #262f17
  9. #1a2010
  10. #0d1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#809e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809e4e
  2. #8da860
  3. #99b171
  4. #a6bb83
  5. #b3c595
  6. #c0cfa7
  7. #ccd8b8
  8. #d9e2ca
  9. #e6ecdc
  10. #f2f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809e4e
  2. #809b53
  3. #809858
  4. #80955d
  5. #809262
  6. #808f67
  7. #808c6c
  8. #808971
  9. #808676
  10. #80837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c987e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59547 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19453 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84988c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98994a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959851 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829a78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809e4e {
  color: #809e4e;
}
Background
.bg-809e4e {
  background-color: #809e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809e4e {
  border: 2px solid #809e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 158 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 34% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809e4e, #589e4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 158 78 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 3.99 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.40 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.16 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.52 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.11 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.13 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.65 #7f61b1 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#809e4e  rgb(128, 158, 78)  hsl(83, 34%, 46%)  Moss Green
#6c4e9e  rgb(108, 78, 158)  hsl(263, 34%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#4e809e  rgb(78, 128, 158)  hsl(203, 34%, 46%)  Air Force Blue
#9e4e80  rgb(158, 78, 128)  hsl(323, 34%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender