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#4E9015

#4e9015 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#4e9015 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 56.47% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.42% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 92.2°, with 74.55% saturation and 32.35% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2162

Complementary

  1. #4e9015
  2. #571590

Split complementary

  1. #4e9015
  2. #1a1590
  3. #90158b

Analogous

  1. #8b9015
  2. #4e9015
  3. #15901a

Triadic

  1. #4e9015
  2. #154e90
  3. #90154e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9015
  2. #159057
  3. #571590
  4. #90154e

Square

  1. #4e9015
  2. #158b90
  3. #571590
  4. #901a15

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1203
  2. #2a4d0b
  3. #4e9015
  4. #72d31f
  5. #9ae757

Shades

#4e9015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9015
  2. #468213
  3. #3e7311
  4. #37650f
  5. #2f560d
  6. #27480b
  7. #1f3a08
  8. #172b06
  9. #101d04
  10. #080e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9015
  2. #609b2c
  3. #71a644
  4. #83b15b
  5. #95bc73
  6. #a7c88a
  7. #b8d3a1
  8. #cadeb9
  9. #dce9d0
  10. #edf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9015
  2. #538e20
  3. #588d2a
  4. #5d8b35
  5. #628a40
  6. #67884b
  7. #6c8655
  8. #718560
  9. #76836b
  10. #7b8275
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f8766 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c8a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f8900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79861f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d8d61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9015 {
  color: #4e9015;
}
Background
.bg-4e9015 {
  background-color: #4e9015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9015 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 144 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 75% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9015, #15901a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 144 21 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.04 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.39 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.47 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 5.82 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.18 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.58 #008000 Green ΔE 8.60 #b16fea Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#4e9015  rgb(78, 144, 21)  hsl(92, 75%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#571590  rgb(87, 21, 144)  hsl(272, 75%, 32%)  Indigo
#154e90  rgb(21, 78, 144)  hsl(212, 75%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#90154e  rgb(144, 21, 78)  hsl(332, 75%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam