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#8EA25E

#8ea25e ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8ea25e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.98% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 77.65°, with 26.77% saturation and 50.2% 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 2.56.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.324

Complementary

  1. #8ea25e
  2. #725ea2

Split complementary

  1. #8ea25e
  2. #5e6ca2
  3. #945ea2

Analogous

  1. #a2945e
  2. #8ea25e
  3. #6ca25e

Triadic

  1. #8ea25e
  2. #5e8ea2
  3. #a25e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8ea25e
  2. #5ea272
  3. #725ea2
  4. #a25e8e

Square

  1. #8ea25e
  2. #5ea294
  3. #725ea2
  4. #a25e6c

Monochromatic

  1. #394126
  2. #647242
  3. #8ea25e
  4. #b0be8f
  5. #d2dabf

Shades

#8ea25e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8ea25e
  2. #809255
  3. #72824b
  4. #637142
  5. #556138
  6. #47512f
  7. #394126
  8. #2b311c
  9. #1c2013
  10. #0e1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#8ea25e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8ea25e
  2. #99ab6e
  3. #a5b57e
  4. #b0be8e
  5. #bbc79e
  6. #c7d1af
  7. #d2dabf
  8. #dde3cf
  9. #e8ecdf
  10. #f4f6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8ea25e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8ea25e
  2. #8d9f61
  3. #8b9b65
  4. #8a9868
  5. #88946c
  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 #a99b59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79a61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #939c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9e5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9d60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #919e80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8ea25e {
  color: #8ea25e;
}
Background
.bg-8ea25e {
  background-color: #8ea25e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8ea25e {
  border: 2px solid #8ea25e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8ea25e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 162 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 27% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8ea25e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8ea25e, #6ca25e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8ea25e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 162 94 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 2.56 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 4.18 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.67 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.13 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.29 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.68 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.15 #715da1 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8ea25e  rgb(142, 162, 94)  hsl(78, 27%, 50%)  Moss Green
#725ea2  rgb(114, 94, 162)  hsl(258, 27%, 50%)  Royal Purple
#5e8ea2  rgb(94, 142, 162)  hsl(198, 27%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#a25e8e  rgb(162, 94, 142)  hsl(318, 27%, 50%)  Mulberry