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#509F00

#509f00 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#509f00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 62.35% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 89.81°, with 100% saturation and 31.18% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 7.4.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.265

Complementary

  1. #509f00
  2. #4f009f

Split complementary

  1. #509f00
  2. #00019f
  3. #9f009f

Analogous

  1. #9f9f00
  2. #509f00
  3. #019f00

Triadic

  1. #509f00
  2. #00509f
  3. #9f0050

Tetradic

  1. #509f00
  2. #009f4f
  3. #4f009f
  4. #9f0050

Square

  1. #509f00
  2. #009f9f
  3. #4f009f
  4. #9f0001

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1400
  2. #2a5300
  3. #509f00
  4. #77ec00
  5. #9dff39

Shades

#509f00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #509f00
  2. #488f00
  3. #407f00
  4. #386f00
  5. #305f00
  6. #285000
  7. #204000
  8. #183000
  9. #102000
  10. #081000
  11. #000000

Tints

#509f00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #509f00
  2. #62a91a
  3. #73b233
  4. #85bc4d
  5. #96c566
  6. #a8cf80
  7. #b9d999
  8. #cbe2b3
  9. #dceccc
  10. #eef5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#509f00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #509f00
  2. #559c0d
  3. #5a991a
  4. #5e9626
  5. #639333
  6. #689040
  7. #6d8c4d
  8. #72895a
  9. #768666
  10. #7b8373
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79946f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8a1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d9986 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b9700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839317 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e9b6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-509f00 {
  color: #509f00;
}
Background
.bg-509f00 {
  background-color: #509f00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-509f00 {
  border: 2px solid #509f00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #509f00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 159 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-509f00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #509f00, #019f00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-509f00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 159 0 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.40 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.77 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.12 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.43 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.95 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.00 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.01 #af60ff Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#509f00  rgb(80, 159, 0)  hsl(90, 100%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#4f009f  rgb(79, 0, 159)  hsl(270, 100%, 31%)  Indigo
#00509f  rgb(0, 80, 159)  hsl(210, 100%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#9f0050  rgb(159, 0, 80)  hsl(330, 100%, 31%)  Jazzberry Jam