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#4E970B

#4e970b ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e970b 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, 59.22% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.72% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 91.29°, with 86.42% saturation and 31.76% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2378

Complementary

  1. #4e970b
  2. #540b97

Split complementary

  1. #4e970b
  2. #0e0b97
  3. #970b94

Analogous

  1. #94970b
  2. #4e970b
  3. #0b970e

Triadic

  1. #4e970b
  2. #0b4e97
  3. #970b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e970b
  2. #0b9754
  3. #540b97
  4. #970b4e

Square

  1. #4e970b
  2. #0b9497
  3. #540b97
  4. #970e0b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1301
  2. #295006
  3. #4e970b
  4. #73de10
  5. #9af249

Shades

#4e970b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e970b
  2. #46880a
  3. #3e7909
  4. #376a08
  5. #2f5b07
  6. #274c06
  7. #1f3c04
  8. #172d03
  9. #101e02
  10. #080f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e970b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e970b
  2. #60a123
  3. #71ac3c
  4. #83b654
  5. #95c16d
  6. #a7cb85
  7. #b8d59d
  8. #cae0b6
  9. #dceace
  10. #edf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e970b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e970b
  2. #539517
  3. #589222
  4. #5d902e
  5. #628e3a
  6. #678c46
  7. #6c8951
  8. #71875d
  9. #768569
  10. #7b8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748d6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938422 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b9180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d8c1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d9365 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e970b {
  color: #4e970b;
}
Background
.bg-4e970b {
  background-color: #4e970b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e970b {
  border: 2px solid #4e970b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e970b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 151 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 91 86% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e970b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e970b, #0b970e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e970b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 151 11 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.85 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.03 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.28 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.57 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.73 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.05 #008000 Green ΔE 10.50 #b168f4 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#4e970b  rgb(78, 151, 11)  hsl(91, 86%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#540b97  rgb(84, 11, 151)  hsl(271, 86%, 32%)  Indigo
#0b4e97  rgb(11, 78, 151)  hsl(211, 86%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#970b4e  rgb(151, 11, 78)  hsl(331, 86%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam