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#696C19

#696c19 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#696c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.85% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 62.17°, 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 7.89.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #696c19
  2. #1c196c

Split complementary

  1. #696c19
  2. #19406c
  3. #46196c

Analogous

  1. #6c4619
  2. #696c19
  3. #406c19

Triadic

  1. #696c19
  2. #19696c
  3. #6c1969

Tetradic

  1. #696c19
  2. #196c1c
  3. #1c196c
  4. #6c1969

Square

  1. #696c19
  2. #196c46
  3. #1c196c
  4. #6c1940

Monochromatic

  1. #101104
  2. #2d2e0b
  3. #696c19
  4. #a5aa27
  5. #d0d549

Shades

#696c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696c19
  2. #5f6117
  3. #545614
  4. #4a4c12
  5. #3f410f
  6. #35360d
  7. #2a2b0a
  8. #202008
  9. #151605
  10. #0b0b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#696c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696c19
  2. #787b30
  3. #878947
  4. #96985e
  5. #a5a775
  6. #b4b68c
  7. #c3c4a3
  8. #d2d3ba
  9. #e1e2d1
  10. #f0f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696c19
  2. #6b6e23
  3. #6e702e
  4. #707238
  5. #727442
  6. #75764d
  7. #777857
  8. #797a61
  9. #7b7c6b
  10. #7e7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #686a53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756708 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756920 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71655c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706910 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #716a1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e684a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696c19 {
  color: #696c19;
}
Background
.bg-696c19 {
  background-color: #696c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696c19 {
  border: 2px solid #696c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 62% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696c19, #406c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 7.89 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.94 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.82 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.03 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.22 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 12.85 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 13.03 #9693e6 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#696c19  rgb(105, 108, 25)  hsl(62, 62%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green
#1c196c  rgb(28, 25, 108)  hsl(242, 62%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#19696c  rgb(25, 105, 108)  hsl(182, 62%, 26%)  Myrtle Green
#6c1969  rgb(108, 25, 105)  hsl(302, 62%, 26%)  Byzantium