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#3E601A

#3e601a ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#3e601a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 37.65% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.92% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 89.14°, with 57.38% saturation and 23.92% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.0946

Complementary

  1. #3e601a
  2. #3c1a60

Split complementary

  1. #3e601a
  2. #1a1b60
  3. #5f1a60

Analogous

  1. #605f1a
  2. #3e601a
  3. #1b601a

Triadic

  1. #3e601a
  2. #1a3e60
  3. #601a3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e601a
  2. #1a603c
  3. #3c1a60
  4. #601a3e

Square

  1. #3e601a
  2. #1a605f
  3. #3c1a60
  4. #601a1b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1004
  2. #17240a
  3. #3e601a
  4. #659c2a
  5. #8bcd46

Shades

#3e601a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e601a
  2. #385617
  3. #324d15
  4. #2b4312
  5. #253a10
  6. #1f300d
  7. #19260a
  8. #131d08
  9. #0c1305
  10. #060a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e601a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e601a
  2. #517031
  3. #658048
  4. #78905f
  5. #8ba076
  6. #9fb08d
  7. #b2bfa3
  8. #c5cfba
  9. #d8dfd1
  10. #ecefe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e601a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e601a
  2. #456324
  3. #4b662e
  4. #526a39
  5. #586d43
  6. #5f704d
  7. #667357
  8. #6c7661
  9. #737a6c
  10. #797d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5b46 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645810 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #605620 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f5c52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #575c14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #545a1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f5e42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e601a {
  color: #3e601a;
}
Background
.bg-3e601a {
  background-color: #3e601a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e601a {
  border: 2px solid #3e601a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e601a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 96 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 57% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e601a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e601a, #1b601a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e601a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 96 26 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.55 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 5.65 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 7.03 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 7.19 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 7.57 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 8.97 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.81 #c19fe5 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#3e601a  rgb(62, 96, 26)  hsl(89, 57%, 24%)  Dark Olive Green
#3c1a60  rgb(60, 26, 96)  hsl(269, 57%, 24%)  Persian Indigo
#1a3e60  rgb(26, 62, 96)  hsl(209, 57%, 24%)  Prussian Blue
#601a3e  rgb(96, 26, 62)  hsl(329, 57%, 24%)  Tyrian Purple