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| Moss Green | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #8A9A5B |
| sRGB (r, g, b) | (138, 154, 91) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (75°, 41%, 60%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (61, 42, 99°) |
| Source | ISCC NBS |
| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
Moss green is a tone of green that resembles moss.
The first recorded use of moss green as a color name in English was in 1884.
The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Moss Green (color sample #120):.
Variations of moss green
Old moss green
| Old Moss Green | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #867E36 |
| sRGB (r, g, b) | (134, 126, 54) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (54°, 60%, 53%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (52, 46, 79°) |
| Source | ISCC NBS |
| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the color old moss green.
Another name for this color is moss green (old).
The first recorded use of moss green (old) as a color name in English was in 1905.
The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Moss Green (color sample #106): (this color sample on the ISCC-NBS color list matches the color sample of "moss green (old)" in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color).
Mughal green
| Mughal Green | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #306030 |
| sRGB (r, g, b) | (48, 96, 48) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (120°, 50%, 38%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (36, 36, 128°) |
| Source | Vexillological |
| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
Mughal green is the medium dark tone of moss green that was the color of the background of the flag of the Mughal empire.
Deep moss green
| Moss Green (ISCC-NBS #37) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #355E3B |
| sRGB (r, g, b) | (53, 94, 59) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (129°, 44%, 37%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (36, 28, 132°) |
| Source | ISCC NBS |
| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the color deep moss green.
This is the deep tone of moss green called moss green in color sample #37 on the ISCC-NBS color list.
The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Moss Green (color sample #37):.
Dark moss green
| Moss Green (ISCC-NBS #125) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #4A5D23 |
| sRGB (r, g, b) | (74, 93, 35) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (80°, 62%, 36%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (37, 35, 105°) |
| Source | ISCC NBS |
| B: Normalized to (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the color dark moss green.
This is the dark tone of moss green called moss green in color sample #125 on the ISCC-NBS color list.
The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Moss Green (color sample #125):.
Moss green in human culture
- Vexillology
- As noted above, Mughal green is a medium dark tone of moss green that is the background color of the Flag of the Mughal Empire.
See also
References
- The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called moss green in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color moss green is displayed on page 65, Plate 21, Color Sample L2.
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 199; Color Sample of Moss Green: Page 65 Plate 21 Color Sample L2
- Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 199; Color Sample of Moss Green (Old): Page 51 Plate 14 Color Sample L2