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#6E8C19

#6e8c19 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6e8c19 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, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 75.65°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2214

Complementary

  1. #6e8c19
  2. #37198c

Split complementary

  1. #6e8c19
  2. #19348c
  3. #70198c

Analogous

  1. #8c7019
  2. #6e8c19
  3. #348c19

Triadic

  1. #6e8c19
  2. #196e8c
  3. #8c196e

Tetradic

  1. #6e8c19
  2. #198c37
  3. #37198c
  4. #8c196e

Square

  1. #6e8c19
  2. #198c70
  3. #37198c
  4. #8c1934

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1103
  2. #3b4b0d
  3. #6e8c19
  4. #a1cd25
  5. #bfe25c

Shades

#6e8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e8c19
  2. #637e17
  3. #587014
  4. #4d6212
  5. #42540f
  6. #37460d
  7. #2c380a
  8. #212a08
  9. #161c05
  10. #0b0e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e8c19
  2. #7d9830
  3. #8ba347
  4. #9aaf5e
  5. #a8ba75
  6. #b7c68c
  7. #c5d1a3
  8. #d4ddba
  9. #e2e8d1
  10. #f1f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e8c19
  2. #708b23
  3. #728a2e
  4. #738838
  5. #758742
  6. #77864d
  7. #798557
  8. #7b8461
  9. #7c826b
  10. #7e8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a8667 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #748577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #878607 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #848621 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72885f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e8c19 {
  color: #6e8c19;
}
Background
.bg-6e8c19 {
  background-color: #6e8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #6e8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e8c19, #348c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 1.65 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.40 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.28 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.88 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.85 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.39 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.42 #9173e6 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6e8c19  rgb(110, 140, 25)  hsl(76, 70%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#37198c  rgb(55, 25, 140)  hsl(256, 70%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#196e8c  rgb(25, 110, 140)  hsl(196, 70%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#8c196e  rgb(140, 25, 110)  hsl(316, 70%, 32%)  Byzantium