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#4E970E

#4e970e ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e970e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 90.73% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 91.97°, with 83.03% 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 5.76:1 (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. #4e970e
  2. #570e97

Split complementary

  1. #4e970e
  2. #120e97
  3. #970e92

Analogous

  1. #92970e
  2. #4e970e
  3. #0e9712

Triadic

  1. #4e970e
  2. #0e4e97
  3. #970e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e970e
  2. #0e9757
  3. #570e97
  4. #970e4e

Square

  1. #4e970e
  2. #0e9297
  3. #570e97
  4. #97120e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1302
  2. #2a5108
  3. #4e970e
  4. #72dd14
  5. #9aef4f

Shades

#4e970e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e970e
  2. #46880d
  3. #3e790b
  4. #376a0a
  5. #2f5b08
  6. #274c07
  7. #1f3c06
  8. #172d04
  9. #101e03
  10. #080f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e970e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e970e
  2. #60a126
  3. #71ac3e
  4. #83b656
  5. #95c16e
  6. #a7cb87
  7. #b8d59f
  8. #cae0b7
  9. #dceacf
  10. #edf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e970e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e970e
  2. #539519
  3. #589225
  4. #5d9030
  5. #628e3c
  6. #678c47
  7. #6c8952
  8. #71875e
  9. #768569
  10. #7b8275
  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 #938423 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b9180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d8c1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c9365 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e970e {
  color: #4e970e;
}
Background
.bg-4e970e {
  background-color: #4e970e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e970e {
  border: 2px solid #4e970e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e970e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 151 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 83% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e970e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e970e, #0e9712);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e970e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 151 14 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.85 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.99 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.20 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.58 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.68 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.00 #008000 Green ΔE 10.46 #b168f1 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#4e970e  rgb(78, 151, 14)  hsl(92, 83%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#570e97  rgb(87, 14, 151)  hsl(272, 83%, 32%)  Indigo
#0e4e97  rgb(14, 78, 151)  hsl(212, 83%, 32%)  Yale Blue
#970e4e  rgb(151, 14, 78)  hsl(332, 83%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam