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#6E893E

#6e893e ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6e893e is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 53.73% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.74% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 81.6°, with 37.69% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2155

Complementary

  1. #6e893e
  2. #593e89

Split complementary

  1. #6e893e
  2. #3e4889
  3. #7f3e89

Analogous

  1. #897f3e
  2. #6e893e
  3. #48893e

Triadic

  1. #6e893e
  2. #3e6e89
  3. #893e6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e893e
  2. #3e8959
  3. #593e89
  4. #893e6e

Square

  1. #6e893e
  2. #3e897f
  3. #593e89
  4. #893e48

Monochromatic

  1. #19200e
  2. #445426
  3. #6e893e
  4. #96b65e
  5. #b8ce92

Shades

#6e893e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e893e
  2. #637b38
  3. #586e32
  4. #4d602b
  5. #425225
  6. #37451f
  7. #2c3719
  8. #212913
  9. #161b0c
  10. #0b0e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e893e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e893e
  2. #7d9551
  3. #8ba165
  4. #9aac78
  5. #a8b88b
  6. #b7c49f
  7. #c5d0b2
  8. #d4dcc5
  9. #e2e7d8
  10. #f1f3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e893e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e893e
  2. #708845
  3. #72874b
  4. #738652
  5. #758558
  6. #77855f
  7. #798466
  8. #7b836c
  9. #7c8273
  10. #7e8179
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79846c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908137 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8043 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #728378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83843a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #818341 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #708666 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e893e {
  color: #6e893e;
}
Background
.bg-6e893e {
  background-color: #6e893e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e893e {
  border: 2px solid #6e893e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e893e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 137 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 38% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e893e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e893e, #48893e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e893e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 137 62 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.58 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.88 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.01 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.55 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.18 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.63 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.64 #9176c1 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6e893e  rgb(110, 137, 62)  hsl(82, 38%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#593e89  rgb(89, 62, 137)  hsl(262, 38%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#3e6e89  rgb(62, 110, 137)  hsl(202, 38%, 39%)  Sea Blue
#893e6e  rgb(137, 62, 110)  hsl(322, 38%, 39%)  Boysenberry