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Named color

Moss Deep

Moss Deep color #4A5D23: RGB 74, 93, 35 and HSL 80°, 45%, 25%. Explore its cool green profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#4A5D23 green cool earth-tonejewel-tone
HEX #4A5D23
RGB rgb(74, 93, 35)
HSL hsl(80 45% 25%)
CMYK cmyk(20, 0, 62, 64)
Luminance 0.0941
Contrast Black 2.88:1White 7.29:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-moss-deep: #4A5D23;
.bg-moss-deep { background-color: #4A5D23; }
.text-moss-deep { color: #4A5D23; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Color meaning and use

About Moss Deep Color

Moss Deep uses HEX #4A5D23, RGB 74, 93, 35, and HSL 80°, 45%, 25%. The dataset classifies it in the green family with cool temperature and earth tone and jewel tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.0941; black contrast is 2.88:1 and white contrast is 7.29:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Moss Deep against black and white text.

Black text2.88:1AA Fail
White text7.29:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Moss Deep Color Reference Infographic

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Moss Deep color reference infographic showing #4A5D23, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Moss Deep color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#36235C#36235C#5C5323#5C5323#2D5C23#2D5C23#23495C#23495C#5C2349#5C2349
Open full Moss Deep harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#7E9F3C#7E9F3C#151A0A#151A0A#4E6A15#4E6A15#454E31#454E31#8CA659#8CA659#70A800#70A800

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#36235C#36235C#5C5323#5C5323#2D5C23#2D5C23Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0941
Black text2.88:1AA Fail
White text7.29:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#4A5D23",
  "rgb": [
    74,
    93,
    35
  ],
  "hsl": [
    80,
    45,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    20,
    0,
    62,
    64
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0941,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.88,
    "white": 7.29
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#36235C",
  "analogous": [
    "#5C5323",
    "#2D5C23"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#23495C",
    "#5C2349"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#235C53",
    "#36235C",
    "#5C232D"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#232D5C",
    "#53235C"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#7E9F3C",
    "#4A5D23",
    "#151A0A"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#7E9F3C",
  "dark": "#151A0A",
  "saturated": "#4E6A15",
  "desaturated": "#454E31",
  "pastel": "#8CA659",
  "neon": "#70A800"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#36235C",
    "#5C5323",
    "#2D5C23"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#454E31",
    "#7E9F3C"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#7E9F3C",
    "#454E31"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "dark-olive-green",
    "terre-verte",
    "hunter-green",
    "fern-frond",
    "taupe"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "moss-deep"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-olive-green-vs-moss-deep",
    "moss-deep-vs-terre-verte"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/moss-deep",
    "/wcag/moss-deep",
    "/css/colors/moss-deep",
    "/hex/4a5d23",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/moss-deep"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/dark-olive-green",
      "/colors/terre-verte",
      "/colors/hunter-green",
      "/colors/fern-frond",
      "/colors/taupe",
      "/compare/dark-olive-green-vs-moss-deep",
      "/compare/moss-deep-vs-terre-verte",
      "/harmonies/moss-deep",
      "/wcag/moss-deep",
      "/css/colors/moss-deep",
      "/hex/4a5d23",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "moss-deep",
  "name": "Moss Deep",
  "hex": "#4A5D23",
  "uses": [
    "botanical palettes",
    "natural product design",
    "seasonal editorial palettes"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "life",
      "seasonality",
      "organic texture"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "floral design",
      "garden brands",
      "lifestyle",
      "packaging"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "strict grayscale systems"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "green",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "earth-tone",
    "jewel-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "green",
    "cool",
    "earth-tone",
    "jewel-tone",
    "botanical-palettes",
    "natural-product-design",
    "seasonal-editorial-palettes",
    "life",
    "seasonality",
    "organic-texture"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    74,
    93,
    35
  ],
  "hsl": [
    80,
    45,
    25
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    20,
    0,
    62,
    64
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0941,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.88,
    "white": 7.29
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#36235C",
    "analogous": [
      "#5C5323",
      "#2D5C23"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#23495C",
      "#5C2349"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#235C53",
      "#36235C",
      "#5C232D"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#232D5C",
      "#53235C"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#7E9F3C",
      "#4A5D23",
      "#151A0A"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#7E9F3C",
    "dark": "#151A0A",
    "saturated": "#4E6A15",
    "desaturated": "#454E31",
    "pastel": "#8CA659",
    "neon": "#70A800"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-moss-deep: #4A5D23;",
    "utility": ".bg-moss-deep { background-color: #4A5D23; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-moss-deep { color: #4A5D23; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "dark-olive-green",
    "terre-verte",
    "hunter-green",
    "fern-frond",
    "taupe"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "moss-deep"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "dark-olive-green-vs-moss-deep",
    "moss-deep-vs-terre-verte"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/green",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
    "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/moss-deep",
    "/wcag/moss-deep",
    "/css/colors/moss-deep",
    "/hex/4a5d23",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/green",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone",
      "/colors/by-tone/jewel-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/moss-deep"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/dark-olive-green",
      "/colors/terre-verte",
      "/colors/hunter-green",
      "/colors/fern-frond",
      "/colors/taupe",
      "/compare/dark-olive-green-vs-moss-deep",
      "/compare/moss-deep-vs-terre-verte",
      "/harmonies/moss-deep",
      "/wcag/moss-deep",
      "/css/colors/moss-deep",
      "/hex/4a5d23",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#36235C",
      "#5C5323",
      "#2D5C23"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#454E31",
      "#7E9F3C"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#7E9F3C",
      "#454E31"
    ]
  }
}
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