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#68942E

#68942e ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#68942e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 58.04% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.92% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 85.88°, with 52.58% saturation and 38.04% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 2.7.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2432

Complementary

  1. #68942e
  2. #5a2e94

Split complementary

  1. #68942e
  2. #2e3594
  3. #8d2e94

Analogous

  1. #948d2e
  2. #68942e
  3. #35942e

Triadic

  1. #68942e
  2. #2e6894
  3. #942e68

Tetradic

  1. #68942e
  2. #2e945a
  3. #5a2e94
  4. #942e68

Square

  1. #68942e
  2. #2e948d
  3. #5a2e94
  4. #942e35

Monochromatic

  1. #161f0a
  2. #3f5a1c
  3. #68942e
  4. #90c648
  5. #b3d883

Shades

#68942e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68942e
  2. #5e8529
  3. #537625
  4. #496820
  5. #3e591c
  6. #344a17
  7. #2a3b12
  8. #1f2c0e
  9. #151e09
  10. #0a0f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#68942e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68942e
  2. #779f43
  3. #86a958
  4. #95b46d
  5. #a4bf82
  6. #b4ca97
  7. #c3d4ab
  8. #d2dfc0
  9. #e1ead5
  10. #f0f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68942e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68942e
  2. #6a9236
  3. #6d903e
  4. #6f8e47
  5. #728c4f
  6. #748a57
  7. #76885f
  8. #798667
  9. #7b8470
  10. #7e8278
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c8d6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b891f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958637 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b8e7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898e26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858c33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a9068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68942e {
  color: #68942e;
}
Background
.bg-68942e {
  background-color: #68942e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68942e {
  border: 2px solid #68942e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68942e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 148 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 53% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68942e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68942e, #35942e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68942e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 148 46 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 2.70 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.07 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.61 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.08 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.27 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.32 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.13 #976bd1 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#68942e  rgb(104, 148, 46)  hsl(86, 53%, 38%)  Olive Drab
#5a2e94  rgb(90, 46, 148)  hsl(266, 53%, 38%)  Rebecca Purple
#2e6894  rgb(46, 104, 148)  hsl(206, 53%, 38%)  Medium Persian Blue
#942e68  rgb(148, 46, 104)  hsl(326, 53%, 38%)  Boysenberry