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#5E8317

#5e8317 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5e8317 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 80.56°, 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1867

Complementary

  1. #5e8317
  2. #3c1783

Split complementary

  1. #5e8317
  2. #172883
  3. #721783

Analogous

  1. #837217
  2. #5e8317
  3. #288317

Triadic

  1. #5e8317
  2. #175e83
  3. #83175e

Tetradic

  1. #5e8317
  2. #17833c
  3. #3c1783
  4. #83175e

Square

  1. #5e8317
  2. #178372
  3. #3c1783
  4. #831728

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1103
  2. #2f420c
  3. #5e8317
  4. #8dc422
  5. #b0e152

Shades

#5e8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e8317
  2. #557615
  3. #4b6912
  4. #425c10
  5. #384f0e
  6. #2f420c
  7. #263409
  8. #1c2707
  9. #131a05
  10. #090d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e8317
  2. #6e8f2e
  3. #7e9c45
  4. #8ea85d
  5. #9eb574
  6. #afc18b
  7. #bfcda2
  8. #cfdab9
  9. #dfe6d1
  10. #eff3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e8317
  2. #618322
  3. #65822c
  4. #688237
  5. #6c8241
  6. #6f824c
  7. #728156
  8. #768161
  9. #79816b
  10. #7d8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6e7c5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857723 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #627d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7d07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #777c1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #607f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e8317 {
  color: #5e8317;
}
Background
.bg-5e8317 {
  background-color: #5e8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5e8317 {
  border: 2px solid #5e8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e8317, #288317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 1.67 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.29 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 4.96 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.84 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.00 #008000 Green ΔE 9.65 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.69 #a17ce8 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Avocado
#5e8317  rgb(94, 131, 23)  hsl(81, 70%, 30%)  Avocado
#3c1783  rgb(60, 23, 131)  hsl(261, 70%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#175e83  rgb(23, 94, 131)  hsl(201, 70%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#83175e  rgb(131, 23, 94)  hsl(321, 70%, 30%)  Pansy Purple