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#9EA46D

#9ea46d ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#9ea46d 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 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.54% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 66.55°, with 23.21% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3492

Complementary

  1. #9ea46d
  2. #736da4

Split complementary

  1. #9ea46d
  2. #6d82a4
  3. #8f6da4

Analogous

  1. #a48f6d
  2. #9ea46d
  3. #82a46d

Triadic

  1. #9ea46d
  2. #6d9ea4
  3. #a46d9e

Tetradic

  1. #9ea46d
  2. #6da473
  3. #736da4
  4. #a46d9e

Square

  1. #9ea46d
  2. #6da48f
  3. #736da4
  4. #a46d82

Monochromatic

  1. #474a2e
  2. #74794b
  3. #9ea46d
  4. #bdc19c
  5. #dddfcb

Shades

#9ea46d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ea46d
  2. #8e9462
  3. #7e8357
  4. #6f734c
  5. #5f6241
  6. #4f5237
  7. #3f422c
  8. #2f3121
  9. #202116
  10. #10100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ea46d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ea46d
  2. #a8ad7c
  3. #b1b68a
  4. #bbbf99
  5. #c5c8a7
  6. #cfd2b6
  7. #d8dbc5
  8. #e2e4d3
  9. #ecede2
  10. #f5f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ea46d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ea46d
  2. #9ba06f
  3. #989d71
  4. #959973
  5. #929675
  6. #8f9277
  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 #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fa18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9f69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca06f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a49e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a16b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a26e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a2a087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ea46d {
  color: #9ea46d;
}
Background
.bg-9ea46d {
  background-color: #9ea46d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ea46d {
  border: 2px solid #9ea46d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ea46d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 164 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 23% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ea46d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ea46d, #82a46d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ea46d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 164 109 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.00 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.04 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.56 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.84 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.18 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.50 #615b92 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#9ea46d  rgb(158, 164, 109)  hsl(67, 23%, 54%)  Moss Green
#736da4  rgb(115, 109, 164)  hsl(247, 23%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6d9ea4  rgb(109, 158, 164)  hsl(187, 23%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#a46d9e  rgb(164, 109, 158)  hsl(307, 23%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty