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#9AAA52

#9aaa52 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9aaa52 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.39% red, 66.67% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.76% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 70.91°, with 34.92% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.52.

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Relative luminance0.3623

Complementary

  1. #9aaa52
  2. #6252aa

Split complementary

  1. #9aaa52
  2. #526eaa
  3. #8e52aa

Analogous

  1. #aa8e52
  2. #9aaa52
  3. #6eaa52

Triadic

  1. #9aaa52
  2. #529aaa
  3. #aa529a

Tetradic

  1. #9aaa52
  2. #52aa62
  3. #6252aa
  4. #aa529a

Square

  1. #9aaa52
  2. #52aa8e
  3. #6252aa
  4. #aa526e

Monochromatic

  1. #3c4320
  2. #6b7639
  3. #9aaa52
  4. #b8c485
  5. #d6ddb8

Shades

#9aaa52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9aaa52
  2. #8b994a
  3. #7b8842
  4. #6c7739
  5. #5c6631
  6. #4d5529
  7. #3e4421
  8. #2e3319
  9. #1f2210
  10. #0f1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#9aaa52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9aaa52
  2. #a4b363
  3. #aebb75
  4. #b8c486
  5. #c2cc97
  6. #cdd5a9
  7. #d7ddba
  8. #e1e6cb
  9. #ebeedc
  10. #f5f7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9aaa52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9aaa52
  2. #97a657
  3. #95a25b
  4. #929d60
  5. #909964
  6. #8d9569
  7. #8a916e
  8. #888d72
  9. #858877
  10. #83847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a24a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a357 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2a296 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa54d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a655 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9fa580 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9aaa52 {
  color: #9aaa52;
}
Background
.bg-9aaa52 {
  background-color: #9aaa52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9aaa52 {
  border: 2px solid #9aaa52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9aaa52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 154 170 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 35% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9aaa52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9aaa52, #6eaa52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9aaa52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(154 170 82 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.52 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 6.78 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.86 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.33 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.09 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 9.71 #6555ad Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9aaa52  rgb(154, 170, 82)  hsl(71, 35%, 49%)  Moss Green
#6252aa  rgb(98, 82, 170)  hsl(251, 35%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#529aaa  rgb(82, 154, 170)  hsl(191, 35%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#aa529a  rgb(170, 82, 154)  hsl(311, 35%, 49%)  Purpureus