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#4E9812

#4e9812 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4e9812 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, 59.61% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.16% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 93.13°, with 78.82% saturation and 33.33% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.05.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2412

Complementary

  1. #4e9812
  2. #5c1298

Split complementary

  1. #4e9812
  2. #191298
  3. #981291

Analogous

  1. #919812
  2. #4e9812
  3. #129819

Triadic

  1. #4e9812
  2. #124e98
  3. #98124e

Tetradic

  1. #4e9812
  2. #12985c
  3. #5c1298
  4. #98124e

Square

  1. #4e9812
  2. #129198
  3. #5c1298
  4. #981912

Monochromatic

  1. #091202
  2. #2b540a
  3. #4e9812
  4. #71dc1a
  5. #9aeb58

Shades

#4e9812 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e9812
  2. #468910
  3. #3e7a0e
  4. #376a0d
  5. #2f5b0b
  6. #274c09
  7. #1f3d07
  8. #172e05
  9. #101e04
  10. #080f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e9812 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e9812
  2. #60a22a
  3. #71ad41
  4. #83b759
  5. #95c171
  6. #a7cc89
  7. #b8d6a0
  8. #cae0b8
  9. #dcead0
  10. #edf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e9812 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e9812
  2. #53961d
  3. #589328
  4. #5d9133
  5. #628e3e
  6. #678c49
  7. #6c8a54
  8. #71875f
  9. #76856a
  10. #7b8275
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #748e6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b9281 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #859000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e8d1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c9466 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e9812 {
  color: #4e9812;
}
Background
.bg-4e9812 {
  background-color: #4e9812;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e9812 {
  border: 2px solid #4e9812;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e9812;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 152 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 79% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e9812 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e9812, #129819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e9812 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 152 18 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.05 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.05 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.26 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.84 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.93 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.23 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.33 #b167ed Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#4e9812  rgb(78, 152, 18)  hsl(93, 79%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#5c1298  rgb(92, 18, 152)  hsl(273, 79%, 33%)  Indigo
#124e98  rgb(18, 78, 152)  hsl(213, 79%, 33%)  Yale Blue
#98124e  rgb(152, 18, 78)  hsl(333, 79%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam