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#686C19

#686c19 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#686c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.85% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 62.89°, with 62.41% saturation and 26.08% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 7.61.

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Relative luminance0.1374

Complementary

  1. #686c19
  2. #1d196c

Split complementary

  1. #686c19
  2. #193f6c
  3. #47196c

Analogous

  1. #6c4719
  2. #686c19
  3. #3f6c19

Triadic

  1. #686c19
  2. #19686c
  3. #6c1968

Tetradic

  1. #686c19
  2. #196c1d
  3. #1d196c
  4. #6c1968

Square

  1. #686c19
  2. #196c47
  3. #1d196c
  4. #6c193f

Monochromatic

  1. #101104
  2. #2c2e0b
  3. #686c19
  4. #a4aa27
  5. #ced549

Shades

#686c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #686c19
  2. #5e6117
  3. #535614
  4. #494c12
  5. #3e410f
  6. #34360d
  7. #2a2b0a
  8. #1f2008
  9. #151605
  10. #0a0b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#686c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #686c19
  2. #777b30
  3. #868947
  4. #95985e
  5. #a4a775
  6. #b4b68c
  7. #c3c4a3
  8. #d2d3ba
  9. #e1e2d1
  10. #f0f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#686c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #686c19
  2. #6a6e23
  3. #6d702e
  4. #6f7238
  5. #727442
  6. #74764d
  7. #767857
  8. #797a61
  9. #7b7c6b
  10. #7e7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686953 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756708 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756920 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #70655c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706910 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #706a1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d684a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-686c19 {
  color: #686c19;
}
Background
.bg-686c19 {
  background-color: #686c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-686c19 {
  border: 2px solid #686c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #686c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 62% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-686c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #686c19, #3f6c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-686c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.61 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.08 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.68 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.82 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.95 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 12.78 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 13.05 #9793e6 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#686c19  rgb(104, 108, 25)  hsl(63, 62%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green
#1d196c  rgb(29, 25, 108)  hsl(243, 62%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#19686c  rgb(25, 104, 108)  hsl(183, 62%, 26%)  Myrtle Green
#6c1968  rgb(108, 25, 104)  hsl(303, 62%, 26%)  Byzantium