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#5B5C19

#5b5c19 ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#5b5c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 36.08% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.83% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 60.9°, with 57.26% saturation and 22.94% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 5.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.0995

Complementary

  1. #5b5c19
  2. #1a195c

Split complementary

  1. #5b5c19
  2. #19395c
  3. #3c195c

Analogous

  1. #5c3c19
  2. #5b5c19
  3. #395c19

Triadic

  1. #5b5c19
  2. #195b5c
  3. #5c195b

Tetradic

  1. #5b5c19
  2. #195c1a
  3. #1a195c
  4. #5c195b

Square

  1. #5b5c19
  2. #195c3c
  3. #1a195c
  4. #5c1939

Monochromatic

  1. #101004
  2. #1f2009
  3. #5b5c19
  4. #969829
  5. #cacc42

Shades

#5b5c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b5c19
  2. #525317
  3. #494a14
  4. #404012
  5. #37370f
  6. #2e2e0d
  7. #24250a
  8. #1b1c08
  9. #121205
  10. #090903
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b5c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b5c19
  2. #6b6c30
  3. #7c7d47
  4. #8c8d5e
  5. #9d9d75
  6. #adae8c
  7. #bdbea3
  8. #ceceba
  9. #deded1
  10. #efefe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b5c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b5c19
  2. #5f6023
  3. #62632e
  4. #666738
  5. #6a6a42
  6. #6e6e4d
  7. #717257
  8. #757561
  9. #79796b
  10. #7c7c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5a47 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64580f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #645a1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62564f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605913 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #615b1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f583f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b5c19 {
  color: #5b5c19;
}
Background
.bg-5b5c19 {
  background-color: #5b5c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5b5c19 {
  border: 2px solid #5b5c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b5c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 92 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 57% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b5c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b5c19, #395c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b5c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 92 25 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 5.50 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.16 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.95 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 13.88 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 14.22 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 14.34 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 14.65 #a4a3e6 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Army Green
#5b5c19  rgb(91, 92, 25)  hsl(61, 57%, 23%)  Army Green
#1a195c  rgb(26, 25, 92)  hsl(241, 57%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#195b5c  rgb(25, 91, 92)  hsl(181, 57%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5c195b  rgb(92, 25, 91)  hsl(301, 57%, 23%)  Byzantium