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#55A00A

#55a00a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#55a00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 7.29.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2709

Complementary

  1. #55a00a
  2. #550aa0

Split complementary

  1. #55a00a
  2. #0a0aa0
  3. #a00aa0

Analogous

  1. #a0a00a
  2. #55a00a
  3. #0aa00a

Triadic

  1. #55a00a
  2. #0a55a0
  3. #a00a55

Tetradic

  1. #55a00a
  2. #0aa055
  3. #550aa0
  4. #a00a55

Square

  1. #55a00a
  2. #0aa0a0
  3. #550aa0
  4. #a00a0a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1301
  2. #2f5805
  3. #55a00a
  4. #7be80e
  5. #a1f44f

Shades

#55a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #55a00a
  2. #4d9009
  3. #448008
  4. #3c7007
  5. #336006
  6. #2b5005
  7. #224004
  8. #1a3003
  9. #112002
  10. #091001
  11. #000000

Tints

#55a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #55a00a
  2. #66aa23
  3. #77b33b
  4. #88bd54
  5. #99c66c
  6. #aad085
  7. #bbd99d
  8. #cce3b6
  9. #ddecce
  10. #eef6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#55a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #55a00a
  2. #599d16
  3. #5e9a22
  4. #62962d
  5. #669339
  6. #6b9045
  7. #6f8d51
  8. #738a5d
  9. #778668
  10. #7c8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b9671 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #539988 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d9800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86941c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #549c6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-55a00a {
  color: #55a00a;
}
Background
.bg-55a00a {
  background-color: #55a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-55a00a {
  border: 2px solid #55a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #55a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-55a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #55a00a, #0aa00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-55a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.29 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.85 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.33 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.86 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.24 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.47 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.47 #aa5ff5 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#55a00a  rgb(85, 160, 10)  hsl(90, 88%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#550aa0  rgb(85, 10, 160)  hsl(270, 88%, 33%)  Indigo
#0a55a0  rgb(10, 85, 160)  hsl(210, 88%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#a00a55  rgb(160, 10, 85)  hsl(330, 88%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam