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#5F8317

#5f8317 ≈ Avocado

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5f8317 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 80°, 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Avocado (#568203), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #5f8317
  2. #3b1783

Split complementary

  1. #5f8317
  2. #172983
  3. #711783

Analogous

  1. #837117
  2. #5f8317
  3. #298317

Triadic

  1. #5f8317
  2. #175f83
  3. #83175f

Tetradic

  1. #5f8317
  2. #17833b
  3. #3b1783
  4. #83175f

Square

  1. #5f8317
  2. #178371
  3. #3b1783
  4. #831729

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1103
  2. #30420c
  3. #5f8317
  4. #8ec422
  5. #b1e152

Shades

#5f8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5f8317
  2. #567615
  3. #4c6912
  4. #435c10
  5. #394f0e
  6. #30420c
  7. #263409
  8. #1d2707
  9. #131a05
  10. #0a0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#5f8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5f8317
  2. #6f8f2e
  3. #7f9c45
  4. #8fa85d
  5. #9fb574
  6. #afc18b
  7. #bfcda2
  8. #cfdab9
  9. #dfe6d1
  10. #eff3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5f8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5f8317
  2. #628322
  3. #66822c
  4. #698237
  5. #6c8241
  6. #70824c
  7. #738156
  8. #768161
  9. #79816b
  10. #7d8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857723 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #637d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b7d07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #787c1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #617f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5f8317 {
  color: #5f8317;
}
Background
.bg-5f8317 {
  background-color: #5f8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5f8317 {
  border: 2px solid #5f8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5f8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5f8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5f8317, #298317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5f8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#568203 Avocado ΔE 1.81 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.21 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 5.11 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.05 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.20 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.71 #008000 Green ΔE 9.86 #a07ce8 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Avocado
#5f8317  rgb(95, 131, 23)  hsl(80, 70%, 30%)  Avocado
#3b1783  rgb(59, 23, 131)  hsl(260, 70%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#175f83  rgb(23, 95, 131)  hsl(200, 70%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#83175f  rgb(131, 23, 95)  hsl(320, 70%, 30%)  Byzantium