Moss Green (#8A9A5B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.06:1 — vs black: 6.85:1

Color values

  • HEX #8A9A5B
  • RGB rgb(138, 154, 91)
  • HSL hsl(75, 40%, 60%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 10.39, 0, 40.91, 39.61 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A9A5B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Moss Green
#8A9A5B Base
#6B5B9A
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Moss Green
#8A9A5B Base
#9A8A5B
#6A9A5B
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Moss Green
#8A9A5B Base
#5B8A9A
#9A5B8A
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Moss Green
#8A9A5B Base
#5B6A9A
#8A5B9A
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Moss Green
#8A9A5B Base
#5B9A8A
#6B5B9A
#9A5B6A
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Moss Green
#8A9A5B Base
#343A22
#5F6A3F
#73804C
#9DAC72
#ADB989
#CED5B9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Moss Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E1009
#272C1A
#40472A
#59633A
#717E4B
Moss Green #8A9A5B Base
#A0AE77
#B5C095
#CAD2B3
#DFE4D1
#F4F6EF
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8A9A5B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8A9A5B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8A9A5B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8A9A5B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8A9A5B,
        #8671C3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8A9A5B,
        #8671C3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$moss-green: #8A9A5B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$moss-green-r: 138;
$moss-green-g: 154;
$moss-green-b: 91;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $moss-green;
    color: rgba($moss-green-r, $moss-green-g, $moss-green-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Moss Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8A9A5B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #96965C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #98985B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #919494 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #939393 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Moss Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Moss Green #8A9A5B Base
Asparagus #87A96B ΔE 5.83
Artichoke #8F9779 ΔE 8.41
Olivine #9AB973 ΔE 9.11
Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 9.24

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.