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Moss Green #8A9A5B
A muted yellow-green, like forest moss.
Use cases: Nature palettes · Earthy designs
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #8A9A5B | |
| RGB | rgb(138, 154, 91) | |
| HSL | hsl(75, 26%, 48%) | |
| HSV | hsv(75, 41%, 60%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.4%, 0%, 40.9%, 39.6%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9252, 29.2699, 14.2847) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.0, -16.3, 31.2) | |
| Luminance | 0.293 (WCAG relative) |
/* Moss Green */
color: #8a9a5b;
background-color: #8a9a5b;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#7c8b52 #6e7b49 #616c40 #535c37 #454d2e #373e24 #292e1b #1c1f12 #0e0f09 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#96a46b #a1ae7c #adb88c #b9c29d #c5cdad #d0d7bd #dce1ce #e8ebde #f3f5ef #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#89975f #889562 #879266 #86906a #858d6e #848a71 #838875 #828579 #81837c #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
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#6B5B9A
#8a9a5b #6b5b9a
Analogous
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#8A9A5B
#6A9A5B
#9a8a5b #8a9a5b #6a9a5b
Triadic
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#5B8A9A
#9A5B8A
#8a9a5b #5b8a9a #9a5b8a
Tetradic
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#5B9A8A
#6B5B9A
#9A5B6A
#8a9a5b #5b9a8a #6b5b9a #9a5b6a
Split Complementary
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#5B6A9A
#8A5B9A
#8a9a5b #5b6a9a #8a5b9a
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#454D2E
#687444
#8A9A5B
#A6B37F
#C1CAA5
#454d2e #687444 #8a9a5b #a6b37f #c1caa5
Accessibility & contrast
3.06
#8A9A5B on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
6.85
#8A9A5B on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on moss green
6.85
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Sage Green #9CAF88 | 9.22 | |
| Pistachio #93C572 | 12.75 | |
| Fern #63B76C | 13.13 | |
| Olive #808000 | 13.34 | |
| Avocado #568203 | 13.92 | |
| Sand #C2B280 | 13.94 |
Related colors
Palettes with moss green
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.