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#69900A

#69900a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#69900a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.06% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 77.46°, with 87.01% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 2.08.

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Relative luminance0.2297

Complementary

  1. #69900a
  2. #310a90

Split complementary

  1. #69900a
  2. #0a2690
  3. #740a90

Analogous

  1. #90740a
  2. #69900a
  3. #26900a

Triadic

  1. #69900a
  2. #0a6990
  3. #900a69

Tetradic

  1. #69900a
  2. #0a9031
  3. #310a90
  4. #900a69

Square

  1. #69900a
  2. #0a9074
  3. #310a90
  4. #900a26

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1301
  2. #354805
  3. #69900a
  4. #9dd80f
  5. #bef241

Shades

#69900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #69900a
  2. #5f8209
  3. #547308
  4. #4a6507
  5. #3f5606
  6. #354805
  7. #2a3a04
  8. #202b03
  9. #151d02
  10. #0b0e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#69900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #69900a
  2. #789b23
  3. #87a63b
  4. #96b154
  5. #a5bc6c
  6. #b4c885
  7. #c3d39d
  8. #d2deb6
  9. #e1e9ce
  10. #f0f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#69900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #69900a
  2. #6b8e16
  3. #6e8d22
  4. #708b2d
  5. #728a39
  6. #758845
  7. #778651
  8. #79855d
  9. #7b8368
  10. #7e8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a8968 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93831e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e897a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c8c60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-69900a {
  color: #69900a;
}
Background
.bg-69900a {
  background-color: #69900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-69900a {
  border: 2px solid #69900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #69900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 87% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-69900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #69900a, #26900a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-69900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 2.08 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.76 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.59 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.87 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.31 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.57 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.73 #966ff5 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#69900a  rgb(105, 144, 10)  hsl(77, 87%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#310a90  rgb(49, 10, 144)  hsl(257, 87%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#0a6990  rgb(10, 105, 144)  hsl(197, 87%, 30%)  Sea Blue
#900a69  rgb(144, 10, 105)  hsl(317, 87%, 30%)  Boysenberry