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#4E9100

#4e9100 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e9100 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, 56.86% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 87.72°, with 100% saturation and 28.43% 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 5.37:1 (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 luminance0.2187

Complementary

  1. #4e9100
  2. #430091

Split complementary

  1. #4e9100
  2. #000691
  3. #8b0091

Analogous

  1. #918b00
  2. #4e9100
  3. #069100

Triadic

  1. #4e9100
  2. #004e91
  3. #91004e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9100
  2. #009143
  3. #430091
  4. #91004e

Square

  1. #4e9100
  2. #00918b
  3. #430091
  4. #910006

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1400
  2. #254400
  3. #4e9100
  4. #77dd00
  5. #9dff2b

Shades

#4e9100 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9100
  2. #468300
  3. #3e7400
  4. #376600
  5. #2f5700
  6. #274900
  7. #1f3a00
  8. #172c00
  9. #101d00
  10. #080f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9100 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9100
  2. #609c1a
  3. #71a733
  4. #83b24d
  5. #95bd66
  6. #a7c880
  7. #b8d399
  8. #cadeb3
  9. #dce9cc
  10. #edf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9100 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9100
  2. #538f0d
  3. #588e1a
  4. #5d8c26
  5. #628a33
  6. #678940
  7. #6c874d
  8. #71855a
  9. #768366
  10. #7b8273
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #708865 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #978400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d8b7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a8614 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d8d60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9100 {
  color: #4e9100;
}
Background
.bg-4e9100 {
  background-color: #4e9100;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9100 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9100;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9100;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 145 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9100 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9100, #069100);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9100 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 145 0 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.04 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.58 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.78 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 6.71 #138808 India Green ΔE 6.77 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.44 #008000 Green ΔE 9.16 #b16eff Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#4e9100  rgb(78, 145, 0)  hsl(88, 100%, 28%)  Olive Drab
#430091  rgb(67, 0, 145)  hsl(268, 100%, 28%)  Indigo
#004e91  rgb(0, 78, 145)  hsl(208, 100%, 28%)  Yale Blue
#91004e  rgb(145, 0, 78)  hsl(328, 100%, 28%)  Jazzberry Jam