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#4E4E09

#4e4e09 ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4e4e09 is a color from the yellow family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.46% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 79.31% saturation and 17.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 4.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.0709

Complementary

  1. #4e4e09
  2. #09094e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e09
  2. #092c4e
  3. #2c094e

Analogous

  1. #4e2c09
  2. #4e4e09
  3. #2c4e09

Triadic

  1. #4e4e09
  2. #094e4e
  3. #4e094e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e09
  2. #094e09
  3. #09094e
  4. #4e094e

Square

  1. #4e4e09
  2. #094e2c
  3. #09094e
  4. #4e092c

Monochromatic

  1. #121202
  2. #121202
  3. #4e4e09
  4. #939311
  5. #d7d719

Shades

#4e4e09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e09
  2. #464608
  3. #3e3e07
  4. #373706
  5. #2f2f05
  6. #272705
  7. #1f1f04
  8. #171703
  9. #101002
  10. #080801
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e09
  2. #606022
  3. #71713a
  4. #838353
  5. #95956b
  6. #a7a784
  7. #b8b89d
  8. #cacab5
  9. #dcdcce
  10. #edede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e09
  2. #535315
  3. #585821
  4. #5d5d2d
  5. #626239
  6. #676745
  7. #6c6c50
  8. #71715c
  9. #767668
  10. #7b7b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4c3b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #564c10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #544842 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #524c01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #534d0d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #524b33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e09 {
  color: #4e4e09;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e09 {
  background-color: #4e4e09;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e09 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 79% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e09, #2c4e09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 9 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 4.91 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.20 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 11.65 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 13.02 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 14.26 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 15.81 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 16.85 #b1b1f6 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Army Green
#4e4e09  rgb(78, 78, 9)  hsl(60, 79%, 17%)  Army Green
#09094e  rgb(9, 9, 78)  hsl(240, 79%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#094e4e  rgb(9, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 79%, 17%)  Midnight Green
#4e094e  rgb(78, 9, 78)  hsl(300, 79%, 17%)  Byzantium