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#9EA46C

#9ea46c ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#9ea46c is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 64.31% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.15% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 66.43°, with 23.53% saturation and 53.33% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.349

Complementary

  1. #9ea46c
  2. #726ca4

Split complementary

  1. #9ea46c
  2. #6c82a4
  3. #8e6ca4

Analogous

  1. #a48e6c
  2. #9ea46c
  3. #82a46c

Triadic

  1. #9ea46c
  2. #6c9ea4
  3. #a46c9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ea46c
  2. #6ca472
  3. #726ca4
  4. #a46c9e

Square

  1. #9ea46c
  2. #6ca48e
  3. #726ca4
  4. #a46c82

Monochromatic

  1. #46492d
  2. #74794b
  3. #9ea46c
  4. #bdc19b
  5. #dcdeca

Shades

#9ea46c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ea46c
  2. #8e9461
  3. #7e8356
  4. #6f734c
  5. #5f6241
  6. #4f5236
  7. #3f422b
  8. #2f3120
  9. #202116
  10. #10100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ea46c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ea46c
  2. #a8ad7b
  3. #b1b689
  4. #bbbf98
  5. #c5c8a7
  6. #cfd2b6
  7. #d8dbc4
  8. #e2e4d3
  9. #ecede2
  10. #f5f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ea46c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ea46c
  2. #9ba06e
  3. #989d70
  4. #959972
  5. #929674
  6. #8f9276
  7. #8c8e78
  8. #898b7a
  9. #86877c
  10. #83847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9f68 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca06e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a59e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a16a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a26d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2a087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ea46c {
  color: #9ea46c;
}
Background
.bg-9ea46c {
  background-color: #9ea46c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ea46c {
  border: 2px solid #9ea46c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ea46c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 164 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 24% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ea46c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ea46c, #82a46c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ea46c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 164 108 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.93 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.04 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.63 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.80 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.07 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.33 #615b93 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9ea46c  rgb(158, 164, 108)  hsl(66, 24%, 53%)  Moss Green
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#6c9ea4  rgb(108, 158, 164)  hsl(186, 24%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#a46c9e  rgb(164, 108, 158)  hsl(306, 24%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty