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#6CA00A

#6ca00a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6ca00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 80.8°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2835

Complementary

  1. #6ca00a
  2. #3e0aa0

Split complementary

  1. #6ca00a
  2. #0a21a0
  3. #890aa0

Analogous

  1. #a0890a
  2. #6ca00a
  3. #21a00a

Triadic

  1. #6ca00a
  2. #0a6ca0
  3. #a00a6c

Tetradic

  1. #6ca00a
  2. #0aa03e
  3. #3e0aa0
  4. #a00a6c

Square

  1. #6ca00a
  2. #0aa089
  3. #3e0aa0
  4. #a00a21

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1301
  2. #3b5805
  3. #6ca00a
  4. #9de80e
  5. #bbf44f

Shades

#6ca00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6ca00a
  2. #619009
  3. #568008
  4. #4c7007
  5. #416006
  6. #365005
  7. #2b4004
  8. #203003
  9. #162002
  10. #0b1001
  11. #000000

Tints

#6ca00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6ca00a
  2. #7baa23
  3. #89b33b
  4. #98bd54
  5. #a7c66c
  6. #b6d085
  7. #c4d99d
  8. #d3e3b6
  9. #e2ecce
  10. #f0f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6ca00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6ca00a
  2. #6e9d16
  3. #709a22
  4. #72962d
  5. #749339
  6. #769045
  7. #788d51
  8. #7a8a5d
  9. #7c8668
  10. #7e8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849773 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #709888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f971b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e9c6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6ca00a {
  color: #6ca00a;
}
Background
.bg-6ca00a {
  background-color: #6ca00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6ca00a {
  border: 2px solid #6ca00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6ca00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6ca00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ca00a, #21a00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6ca00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.31 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.94 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.05 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.49 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.81 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.29 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.63 #935ff5 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6ca00a  rgb(108, 160, 10)  hsl(81, 88%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#3e0aa0  rgb(62, 10, 160)  hsl(261, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre
#0a6ca0  rgb(10, 108, 160)  hsl(201, 88%, 33%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a00a6c  rgb(160, 10, 108)  hsl(321, 88%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam