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#5B8317

#5b8317 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5b8317 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.69% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 82.22°, with 70.13% saturation and 30.2% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1852

Complementary

  1. #5b8317
  2. #3f1783

Split complementary

  1. #5b8317
  2. #172583
  3. #751783

Analogous

  1. #837517
  2. #5b8317
  3. #258317

Triadic

  1. #5b8317
  2. #175b83
  3. #83175b

Tetradic

  1. #5b8317
  2. #17833f
  3. #3f1783
  4. #83175b

Square

  1. #5b8317
  2. #178375
  3. #3f1783
  4. #831725

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1103
  2. #2e420c
  3. #5b8317
  4. #88c422
  5. #ace152

Shades

#5b8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5b8317
  2. #527615
  3. #496912
  4. #405c10
  5. #374f0e
  6. #2e420c
  7. #243409
  8. #1b2707
  9. #121a05
  10. #090d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#5b8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5b8317
  2. #6b8f2e
  3. #7c9c45
  4. #8ca85d
  5. #9db574
  6. #adc18b
  7. #bdcda2
  8. #cedab9
  9. #dee6d1
  10. #eff3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5b8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5b8317
  2. #5f8322
  3. #62822c
  4. #668237
  5. #6a8241
  6. #6e824c
  7. #718156
  8. #758161
  9. #79816b
  10. #7c8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7c5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847623 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e7d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a7d07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #767c1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d7f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5b8317 {
  color: #5b8317;
}
Background
.bg-5b8317 {
  background-color: #5b8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5b8317 {
  border: 2px solid #5b8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5b8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 91 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5b8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5b8317, #258317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5b8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(91 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 1.38 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.52 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.57 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.23 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.41 #008000 Green ΔE 9.03 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.15 #a47ce8 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Avocado
#5b8317  rgb(91, 131, 23)  hsl(82, 70%, 30%)  Avocado
#3f1783  rgb(63, 23, 131)  hsl(262, 70%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#175b83  rgb(23, 91, 131)  hsl(202, 70%, 30%)  Lapis Lazuli
#83175b  rgb(131, 23, 91)  hsl(322, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple