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#4E9711

#4e9711 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e9711 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.74% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 92.69°, with 79.76% saturation and 32.94% 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 5.87.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2379

Complementary

  1. #4e9711
  2. #5a1197

Split complementary

  1. #4e9711
  2. #171197
  3. #971191

Analogous

  1. #919711
  2. #4e9711
  3. #119717

Triadic

  1. #4e9711
  2. #114e97
  3. #97114e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9711
  2. #11975a
  3. #5a1197
  4. #97114e

Square

  1. #4e9711
  2. #119197
  3. #5a1197
  4. #971711

Monochromatic

  1. #091202
  2. #2a5209
  3. #4e9711
  4. #72dc19
  5. #9aec55

Shades

#4e9711 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9711
  2. #46880f
  3. #3e790e
  4. #376a0c
  5. #2f5b0a
  6. #274c09
  7. #1f3c07
  8. #172d05
  9. #101e03
  10. #080f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9711 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9711
  2. #60a129
  3. #71ac41
  4. #83b658
  5. #95c170
  6. #a7cb88
  7. #b8d5a0
  8. #cae0b8
  9. #dceacf
  10. #edf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9711 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9711
  2. #53951c
  3. #589227
  4. #5d9032
  5. #628e3d
  6. #678c49
  7. #6c8954
  8. #71875f
  9. #76856a
  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 #938424 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b9180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d8c1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c9366 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9711 {
  color: #4e9711;
}
Background
.bg-4e9711 {
  background-color: #4e9711;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9711 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9711;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9711;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 151 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 80% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9711 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9711, #119717);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9711 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 151 17 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.87 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 5.93 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.10 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.61 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.63 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.94 #008000 Green ΔE 10.42 #b168ee Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#4e9711  rgb(78, 151, 17)  hsl(93, 80%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#5a1197  rgb(90, 17, 151)  hsl(273, 80%, 33%)  Indigo
#114e97  rgb(17, 78, 151)  hsl(213, 80%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#97114e  rgb(151, 17, 78)  hsl(333, 80%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam