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#6C6C19

#6c6c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6c6c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.85% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 8.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1398

Complementary

  1. #6c6c19
  2. #19196c

Split complementary

  1. #6c6c19
  2. #19436c
  3. #43196c

Analogous

  1. #6c4319
  2. #6c6c19
  3. #436c19

Triadic

  1. #6c6c19
  2. #196c6c
  3. #6c196c

Tetradic

  1. #6c6c19
  2. #196c19
  3. #19196c
  4. #6c196c

Square

  1. #6c6c19
  2. #196c43
  3. #19196c
  4. #6c1943

Monochromatic

  1. #111104
  2. #2e2e0b
  3. #6c6c19
  4. #aaaa27
  5. #d5d549

Shades

#6c6c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c6c19
  2. #616117
  3. #565614
  4. #4c4c12
  5. #41410f
  6. #36360d
  7. #2b2b0a
  8. #202008
  9. #161605
  10. #0b0b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c6c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c6c19
  2. #7b7b30
  3. #898947
  4. #98985e
  5. #a7a775
  6. #b6b68c
  7. #c4c4a3
  8. #d3d3ba
  9. #e2e2d1
  10. #f0f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c6c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c6c19
  2. #6e6e23
  3. #70702e
  4. #727238
  5. #747442
  6. #76764d
  7. #787857
  8. #7a7a61
  9. #7c7c6b
  10. #7e7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6a54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756708 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766a20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74655c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726910 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726b1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71684a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c6c19 {
  color: #6c6c19;
}
Background
.bg-6c6c19 {
  background-color: #6c6c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6c6c19 {
  border: 2px solid #6c6c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c6c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 62% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c6c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c6c19, #436c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c6c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 8.61 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.73 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.27 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.72 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.05 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 12.25 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 13.78 #9393e6 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Olive
#6c6c19  rgb(108, 108, 25)  hsl(60, 62%, 26%)  Olive
#19196c  rgb(25, 25, 108)  hsl(240, 62%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#196c6c  rgb(25, 108, 108)  hsl(180, 62%, 26%)  Myrtle Green
#6c196c  rgb(108, 25, 108)  hsl(300, 62%, 26%)  Purple