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#8A9727

#8a9727 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a9727 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 59.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.17% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 66.96°, with 58.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 7.02.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2768

Complementary

  1. #8a9727
  2. #342797

Split complementary

  1. #8a9727
  2. #275297
  3. #6c2797

Analogous

  1. #976c27
  2. #8a9727
  3. #529727

Triadic

  1. #8a9727
  2. #278a97
  3. #97278a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9727
  2. #279734
  3. #342797
  4. #97278a

Square

  1. #8a9727
  2. #27976c
  3. #342797
  4. #972752

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1d08
  2. #525a17
  3. #8a9727
  4. #bccd3d
  5. #d1dd7a

Shades

#8a9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9727
  2. #7c8823
  3. #6e791f
  4. #616a1b
  5. #535b17
  6. #454c14
  7. #373c10
  8. #292d0c
  9. #1c1e08
  10. #0e0f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9727
  2. #96a13d
  3. #a1ac52
  4. #adb668
  5. #b9c17d
  6. #c5cb93
  7. #d0d5a9
  8. #dce0be
  9. #e8ead4
  10. #f3f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9727
  2. #899530
  3. #889239
  4. #879042
  5. #868e4b
  6. #858c54
  7. #84895c
  8. #838765
  9. #82856e
  10. #818277
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9374 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28f11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19030 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #938e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99921c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98932d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f9269 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9727 {
  color: #8a9727;
}
Background
.bg-8a9727 {
  background-color: #8a9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9727 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 59% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9727, #529727);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.02 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.14 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.30 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.96 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.71 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.05 #7568d8 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#8a9727  rgb(138, 151, 39)  hsl(67, 59%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#342797  rgb(52, 39, 151)  hsl(247, 59%, 37%)  Imperial Blue
#278a97  rgb(39, 138, 151)  hsl(187, 59%, 37%)  Dark Cyan
#97278a  rgb(151, 39, 138)  hsl(307, 59%, 37%)  Dark Magenta