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#8EA25D

#8ea25d ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea25d 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 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.59% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 77.39°, with 27.06% saturation and 50% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.3238

Complementary

  1. #8ea25d
  2. #715da2

Split complementary

  1. #8ea25d
  2. #5d6ca2
  3. #935da2

Analogous

  1. #a2935d
  2. #8ea25d
  3. #6ca25d

Triadic

  1. #8ea25d
  2. #5d8ea2
  3. #a25d8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea25d
  2. #5da271
  3. #715da2
  4. #a25d8e

Square

  1. #8ea25d
  2. #5da293
  3. #715da2
  4. #a25d6c

Monochromatic

  1. #394125
  2. #637141
  3. #8ea25d
  4. #b0be8e
  5. #d2dabe

Shades

#8ea25d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea25d
  2. #809254
  3. #72824a
  4. #637141
  5. #556138
  6. #47512f
  7. #394125
  8. #2b311c
  9. #1c2013
  10. #0e1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea25d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea25d
  2. #99ab6d
  3. #a5b57d
  4. #b0be8e
  5. #bbc79e
  6. #c7d1ae
  7. #d2dabe
  8. #dde3ce
  9. #e8ecdf
  10. #f4f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea25d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea25d
  2. #8d9f61
  3. #8b9b64
  4. #8a9868
  5. #88946b
  6. #87916f
  7. #868e72
  8. #848a76
  9. #838779
  10. #81837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #959d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99b58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79a61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9e5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9d5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919e80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea25d {
  color: #8ea25d;
}
Background
.bg-8ea25d {
  background-color: #8ea25d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea25d {
  border: 2px solid #8ea25d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea25d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 162 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 27% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea25d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea25d, #6ca25d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea25d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 162 93 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.61 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.31 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.71 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.01 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.29 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.64 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.29 #715da2 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea25d  rgb(142, 162, 93)  hsl(77, 27%, 50%)  Moss Green
#715da2  rgb(113, 93, 162)  hsl(257, 27%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#5d8ea2  rgb(93, 142, 162)  hsl(197, 27%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#a25d8e  rgb(162, 93, 142)  hsl(317, 27%, 50%)  Mulberry