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#6F8317

#6f8317 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6f8317 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 71.11°, with 70.13% saturation and 30.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1967

Complementary

  1. #6f8317
  2. #2b1783

Split complementary

  1. #6f8317
  2. #173983
  3. #611783

Analogous

  1. #836117
  2. #6f8317
  3. #398317

Triadic

  1. #6f8317
  2. #176f83
  3. #83176f

Tetradic

  1. #6f8317
  2. #17832b
  3. #2b1783
  4. #83176f

Square

  1. #6f8317
  2. #178361
  3. #2b1783
  4. #831739

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1103
  2. #38420c
  3. #6f8317
  4. #a6c422
  5. #c6e152

Shades

#6f8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f8317
  2. #647615
  3. #596912
  4. #4e5c10
  5. #434f0e
  6. #38420c
  7. #2c3409
  8. #212707
  9. #161a05
  10. #0b0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f8317
  2. #7d8f2e
  3. #8c9c45
  4. #9aa85d
  5. #a9b574
  6. #b7c18b
  7. #c5cda2
  8. #d4dab9
  9. #e2e6d1
  10. #f1f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f8317
  2. #718322
  3. #72822c
  4. #748237
  5. #768241
  6. #78824c
  7. #798156
  8. #7b8161
  9. #7d816b
  10. #7e8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897b22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #767c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #817e06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #807e1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #737f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f8317 {
  color: #6f8317;
}
Background
.bg-6f8317 {
  background-color: #6f8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6f8317 {
  border: 2px solid #6f8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f8317, #398317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.67 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.26 #808000 Olive ΔE 5.94 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.31 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.26 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 11.66 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 12.38 #907ce8 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6f8317  rgb(111, 131, 23)  hsl(71, 70%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#2b1783  rgb(43, 23, 131)  hsl(251, 70%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#176f83  rgb(23, 111, 131)  hsl(191, 70%, 30%)  Teal Blue
#83176f  rgb(131, 23, 111)  hsl(311, 70%, 30%)  Byzantium