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#8EA25B

#8ea25b ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea25b 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 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.83% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 76.9°, with 28.06% saturation and 49.61% 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 2.74.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3235

Complementary

  1. #8ea25b
  2. #6f5ba2

Split complementary

  1. #8ea25b
  2. #5b6ba2
  3. #935ba2

Analogous

  1. #a2935b
  2. #8ea25b
  3. #6ba25b

Triadic

  1. #8ea25b
  2. #5b8ea2
  3. #a25b8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea25b
  2. #5ba26f
  3. #6f5ba2
  4. #a25b8e

Square

  1. #8ea25b
  2. #5ba293
  3. #6f5ba2
  4. #a25b6b

Monochromatic

  1. #384024
  2. #63713f
  3. #8ea25b
  4. #b0be8b
  5. #d1dabc

Shades

#8ea25b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea25b
  2. #809252
  3. #728249
  4. #637140
  5. #556137
  6. #47512e
  7. #394124
  8. #2b311b
  9. #1c2012
  10. #0e1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea25b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea25b
  2. #99ab6b
  3. #a5b57c
  4. #b0be8c
  5. #bbc79d
  6. #c7d1ad
  7. #d2dabd
  8. #dde3ce
  9. #e8ecde
  10. #f4f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea25b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea25b
  2. #8d9f5f
  3. #8b9b62
  4. #8a9866
  5. #88946a
  6. #87916e
  7. #868e71
  8. #848a75
  9. #838779
  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 #aa9a55 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79a5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9e58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9d5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919e7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea25b {
  color: #8ea25b;
}
Background
.bg-8ea25b {
  background-color: #8ea25b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea25b {
  border: 2px solid #8ea25b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea25b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 162 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 28% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea25b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea25b, #6ba25b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea25b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 162 91 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.74 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.56 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.79 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.79 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.31 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.56 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.44 #715da4 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea25b  rgb(142, 162, 91)  hsl(77, 28%, 50%)  Moss Green
#6f5ba2  rgb(111, 91, 162)  hsl(257, 28%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#5b8ea2  rgb(91, 142, 162)  hsl(197, 28%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#a25b8e  rgb(162, 91, 142)  hsl(317, 28%, 50%)  Mulberry