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#8EA25A

#8ea25a ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea25a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 63.53% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.44% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 76.67°, with 28.57% saturation and 49.41% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3233

Complementary

  1. #8ea25a
  2. #6e5aa2

Split complementary

  1. #8ea25a
  2. #5a6aa2
  3. #925aa2

Analogous

  1. #a2925a
  2. #8ea25a
  3. #6aa25a

Triadic

  1. #8ea25a
  2. #5a8ea2
  3. #a25a8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea25a
  2. #5aa26e
  3. #6e5aa2
  4. #a25a8e

Square

  1. #8ea25a
  2. #5aa292
  3. #6e5aa2
  4. #a25a6a

Monochromatic

  1. #384023
  2. #63713f
  3. #8ea25a
  4. #b0be8a
  5. #d1d9bb

Shades

#8ea25a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea25a
  2. #809251
  3. #728248
  4. #63713f
  5. #556136
  6. #47512d
  7. #394124
  8. #2b311b
  9. #1c2012
  10. #0e1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea25a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea25a
  2. #99ab6b
  3. #a5b57b
  4. #b0be8c
  5. #bbc79c
  6. #c7d1ad
  7. #d2dabd
  8. #dde3ce
  9. #e8ecde
  10. #f4f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea25a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea25a
  2. #8d9f5e
  3. #8b9b62
  4. #8a9865
  5. #889469
  6. #87916d
  7. #868e71
  8. #848a75
  9. #838778
  10. #81837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9a54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79a5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9e57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9d5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea25a {
  color: #8ea25a;
}
Background
.bg-8ea25a {
  background-color: #8ea25a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea25a {
  border: 2px solid #8ea25a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea25a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 162 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 29% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea25a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea25a, #6aa25a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea25a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 162 90 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.83 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.70 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.84 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.68 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.32 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.53 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.28 #715da5 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea25a  rgb(142, 162, 90)  hsl(77, 29%, 49%)  Moss Green
#6e5aa2  rgb(110, 90, 162)  hsl(257, 29%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#5a8ea2  rgb(90, 142, 162)  hsl(197, 29%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#a25a8e  rgb(162, 90, 142)  hsl(317, 29%, 49%)  Mulberry