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#4E9007

#4e9007 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e9007 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 56.47% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.14% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 88.91°, with 90.73% saturation and 29.61% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #4e9007
  2. #490790

Split complementary

  1. #4e9007
  2. #070990
  3. #8e0790

Analogous

  1. #908e07
  2. #4e9007
  3. #099007

Triadic

  1. #4e9007
  2. #074e90
  3. #90074e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9007
  2. #079049
  3. #490790
  4. #90074e

Square

  1. #4e9007
  2. #07908e
  3. #490790
  4. #900709

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1301
  2. #264703
  3. #4e9007
  4. #76d90b
  5. #9bf53b

Shades

#4e9007 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9007
  2. #468206
  3. #3e7306
  4. #376505
  5. #2f5604
  6. #274804
  7. #1f3a03
  8. #172b02
  9. #101d01
  10. #080e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9007 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9007
  2. #609b20
  3. #71a639
  4. #83b151
  5. #95bc6a
  6. #a7c883
  7. #b8d39c
  8. #cadeb5
  9. #dce9cd
  10. #edf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9007 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9007
  2. #538e13
  3. #588d1f
  4. #5d8b2b
  5. #628a37
  6. #678844
  7. #6c8650
  8. #71855c
  9. #768368
  10. #7b8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8765 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d8a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f8900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #798617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d8c60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9007 {
  color: #4e9007;
}
Background
.bg-4e9007 {
  background-color: #4e9007;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9007 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9007;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9007;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 144 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 91% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9007 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9007, #099007);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9007 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 144 7 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.96 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.29 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.64 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.36 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.47 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.96 #008000 Green ΔE 8.82 #b16ff8 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#4e9007  rgb(78, 144, 7)  hsl(89, 91%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#490790  rgb(73, 7, 144)  hsl(269, 91%, 30%)  Indigo
#074e90  rgb(7, 78, 144)  hsl(209, 91%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#90074e  rgb(144, 7, 78)  hsl(329, 91%, 30%)  Jazzberry Jam