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#809F4E

#809f4e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#809f4e 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, 62.35% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.94% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 82.96°, with 34.18% saturation and 46.47% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.2994

Complementary

  1. #809f4e
  2. #6d4e9f

Split complementary

  1. #809f4e
  2. #4e589f
  3. #954e9f

Analogous

  1. #9f954e
  2. #809f4e
  3. #589f4e

Triadic

  1. #809f4e
  2. #4e809f
  3. #9f4e80

Tetradic

  1. #809f4e
  2. #4e9f6d
  3. #6d4e9f
  4. #9f4e80

Square

  1. #809f4e
  2. #4e9f95
  3. #6d4e9f
  4. #9f4e58

Monochromatic

  1. #2d381c
  2. #576c35
  3. #809f4e
  4. #a5be7b
  5. #c8d8ae

Shades

#809f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #809f4e
  2. #738f46
  3. #667f3e
  4. #5a6f37
  5. #4d5f2f
  6. #405027
  7. #33401f
  8. #263017
  9. #1a2010
  10. #0d1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#809f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #809f4e
  2. #8da960
  3. #99b271
  4. #a6bc83
  5. #b3c595
  6. #c0cfa7
  7. #ccd9b8
  8. #d9e2ca
  9. #e6ecdc
  10. #f2f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#809f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #809f4e
  2. #809c53
  3. #809958
  4. #80965d
  5. #809362
  6. #809067
  7. #808c6c
  8. #808971
  9. #808676
  10. #80837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d997e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69647 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29453 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84998c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989a4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #959951 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #829b78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-809f4e {
  color: #809f4e;
}
Background
.bg-809f4e {
  background-color: #809f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-809f4e {
  border: 2px solid #809f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #809f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 159 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 34% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-809f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #809f4e, #589f4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-809f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 159 78 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.24 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.29 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.31 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.30 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.81 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.89 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 11.33 #7f60b1 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#809f4e  rgb(128, 159, 78)  hsl(83, 34%, 46%)  Moss Green
#6d4e9f  rgb(109, 78, 159)  hsl(263, 34%, 46%)  Royal Purple
#4e809f  rgb(78, 128, 159)  hsl(203, 34%, 46%)  Air Force Blue
#9f4e80  rgb(159, 78, 128)  hsl(323, 34%, 46%)  Twilight Lavender