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#79A00A

#79a00a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#79a00a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.38% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 75.6°, 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.71.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2923

Complementary

  1. #79a00a
  2. #310aa0

Split complementary

  1. #79a00a
  2. #0a2ea0
  3. #7c0aa0

Analogous

  1. #a07c0a
  2. #79a00a
  3. #2ea00a

Triadic

  1. #79a00a
  2. #0a79a0
  3. #a00a79

Tetradic

  1. #79a00a
  2. #0aa031
  3. #310aa0
  4. #a00a79

Square

  1. #79a00a
  2. #0aa07c
  3. #310aa0
  4. #a00a2e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1301
  2. #435805
  3. #79a00a
  4. #afe80e
  5. #c9f44f

Shades

#79a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79a00a
  2. #6d9009
  3. #618008
  4. #557007
  5. #496006
  6. #3d5005
  7. #304004
  8. #243003
  9. #182002
  10. #0c1001
  11. #000000

Tints

#79a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79a00a
  2. #86aa23
  3. #94b33b
  4. #a1bd54
  5. #afc66c
  6. #bcd085
  7. #c9d99d
  8. #d7e3b6
  9. #e4ecce
  10. #f2f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79a00a
  2. #7a9d16
  3. #7a9a22
  4. #7b962d
  5. #7c9339
  6. #7d9045
  7. #7d8d51
  8. #7e8a5d
  9. #7f8668
  10. #7f8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49322 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f9888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #989900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95981b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7d9b6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79a00a {
  color: #79a00a;
}
Background
.bg-79a00a {
  background-color: #79a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79a00a {
  border: 2px solid #79a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79a00a, #2ea00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.71 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 6.78 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.26 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.52 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.31 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.78 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 12.40 #865ff5 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#79a00a  rgb(121, 160, 10)  hsl(76, 88%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#310aa0  rgb(49, 10, 160)  hsl(256, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre
#0a79a0  rgb(10, 121, 160)  hsl(196, 88%, 33%)  Cerulean
#a00a79  rgb(160, 10, 121)  hsl(316, 88%, 33%)  Mardi Gras