What is the hex code for moss?

Moss is #8A9A5B. In RGB that is 138, 154, 91, and in HSL it is 75 degrees, 26 percent saturation, 48 percent lightness.

What is the CMYK value of moss?

#8A9A5B converts to CMYK 10, 0, 41, 40. CMYK is a print space, so a screen can only ever approximate how it will actually be inked.

Is moss a standard color?

No. There is no standards body defining moss, so different sources give slightly different values. #8A9A5B is the value in common use, and it is what every code and swatch on this page is built from.

Moss

#8A9A5B

Moss is commonly given as the hex color #8A9A5B, with RGB values 138, 154, 91. It is not a CSS keyword, so the value is a widely used convention rather than a standard.

GreenCommon convention

Quick colors, then fill the screen

Or a gradient

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#8A9A5Brgb(138, 154, 91) · hsl(75, 26%, 48%)

Hue75°

Brightness100%

Moss color codes

Every value for #8A9A5B, ready to paste. Click any code to copy it.

Channel values for #8A9A5B in each number base
Channel	Decimal	Share	Hex	Octal	Binary
Red	138	54.12%	8A	212	10001010
Green	154	60.39%	9A	232	10011010
Blue	91	35.69%	5B	133	01011011

The nearest web-safe color is #999966, from the 216-color palette browsers agreed on before displays could be trusted with more.

About moss

Yellow-green with grey in it. Reads as damp and shaded, which is fair, since moss grows where light is poor and water is not.

Shades, tints and tones

Every step is generated from #8A9A5B. Click a swatch to copy its hex.

Shades of moss

A shade is the base color with black mixed in. Shades read as deeper and more dramatic, and they are what you reach for when a color needs to recede or carry weight.

Tints of moss

A tint is the base color with white mixed in. Tints turn pastel as they lighten, which makes them useful for backgrounds and for anything that has to sit behind text.

Tones of moss

A tone is the base color with grey mixed in. Tones lose the shout without losing the hue, and they are usually what separates a considered palette from a loud one.

The moss scale

The same color as the 50 to 950 ladder every CSS framework uses, with #8A9A5B at 500. Click a step to copy its hex, or take the whole scale as variables for a design system.

Color schemes built on moss

Harmonies are positions on the color wheel rather than matters of taste, which is why they keep working across very different designs.

Complementary

Two colors from opposite sides of the wheel. They make each other look more vivid, which is why the pairing is used for anything that needs to stand out.

Analogous

Three neighbours on the wheel. Nothing competes, so the result reads calm and settled, closer to how colour behaves in nature.

Split complementary

The base plus the two colors either side of its complement. It keeps most of the contrast while being much easier to balance.

Triadic

Three colors spaced evenly around the wheel. Strong and lively, and usually best with one dominant color and two accents.

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs, forming a rectangle on the wheel. The richest scheme available, and the hardest to keep from shouting.

Monochromatic

One hue at different lightness levels. Effortlessly cohesive, and the safest way to build a palette around a brand color.

Colors close to #8A9A5B

Near neighbours, for when this color is almost right. Each one shifts hue, saturation or lightness by a small step.

Moss color palettes

Five-color palettes built around #8A9A5B, each following a different scheme. Click any swatch to copy it, or open the generator to build your own.

Analogous

Complementary

Triadic

Monochromatic

Open the palette generator to lock the colors you like and regenerate the rest.

Contrast and readability

Whether moss works as text, and what to put on top of it when it is the background. Ratios follow WCAG 2.1, where 4.5 is the bar for body text and 3 for large text.

Moss text on white background

3.06:1 · Large text only

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Moss text on black background

6.85:1 · Good

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Used the other way round, #8A9A5B as a background takes #000000 text. That is the higher-contrast of the two, and it is what the tool picks automatically for any chrome sitting on your color.

Moss reads better on a black background of the two. Contrast is a property of the pair, not of one color, so a color that fails here can still be perfectly usable against a different partner.

The green family

Moss sits in the green family. Every named green in the library, with moss first.

Name	Hex	RGB	HSL
Moss is the color on this page	#8A9A5B	138, 154, 91	75, 26%, 48%
Green is a CSS keyword	#008000	0, 128, 0	120, 100%, 25%
Emerald	#50C878	80, 200, 120	140, 52%, 55%
Sage	#9CAF88	156, 175, 136	89, 20%, 61%
Olive is a CSS keyword	#808000	128, 128, 0	60, 100%, 25%
Mint	#98FF98	152, 255, 152	120, 100%, 80%
Forest green is a CSS keyword	#228B22	34, 139, 34	120, 61%, 34%
Jade	#00A86B	0, 168, 107	158, 100%, 33%
Lime is a CSS keyword	#00FF00	0, 255, 0	120, 100%, 50%
Seafoam	#93E9BE	147, 233, 190	150, 66%, 75%
Chartreuse is a CSS keyword	#7FFF00	127, 255, 0	90, 100%, 50%
Sea green is a CSS keyword	#2E8B57	46, 139, 87	146, 50%, 36%
Olive drab is a CSS keyword	#6B8E23	107, 142, 35	80, 60%, 35%
Hunter green	#355E3B	53, 94, 59	129, 28%, 29%
Pistachio	#93C572	147, 197, 114	96, 42%, 61%