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#514B17

#514b17 ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#514b17 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.41% magenta, 71.6% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 53.79°, with 55.77% saturation and 20.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #514b17
  2. #171d51

Split complementary

  1. #514b17
  2. #173a51
  3. #2e1751

Analogous

  1. #512e17
  2. #514b17
  3. #3a5117

Triadic

  1. #514b17
  2. #17514b
  3. #4b1751

Tetradic

  1. #514b17
  2. #1d5117
  3. #171d51
  4. #4b1751

Square

  1. #514b17
  2. #17512e
  3. #171d51
  4. #51173a

Monochromatic

  1. #100f05
  2. #151406
  3. #514b17
  4. #8d8228
  5. #c7b83a

Shades

#514b17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b17
  2. #494415
  3. #413c12
  4. #393510
  5. #312d0e
  6. #29260c
  7. #201e09
  8. #181707
  9. #100f05
  10. #080802
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b17
  2. #625d2e
  3. #746f45
  4. #85815d
  5. #979374
  6. #a8a58b
  7. #b9b7a2
  8. #cbc9b9
  9. #dcdbd1
  10. #eeede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b17
  2. #565022
  3. #5a562c
  4. #5f5b37
  5. #646041
  6. #69664c
  7. #6d6b56
  8. #727061
  9. #77756b
  10. #7b7b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4a3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524810 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #544b1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #574540 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #524913 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #534b19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #554834 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b17 {
  color: #514b17;
}
Background
.bg-514b17 {
  background-color: #514b17;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b17 {
  border: 2px solid #514b17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 56% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b17, #3a5117);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 23 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 5.79 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.23 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 11.62 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 13.19 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 15.67 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 15.80 #704214 Sepia ΔE 15.86 #aeb4e8 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Army Green
#514b17  rgb(81, 75, 23)  hsl(54, 56%, 20%)  Army Green
#171d51  rgb(23, 29, 81)  hsl(234, 56%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#17514b  rgb(23, 81, 75)  hsl(174, 56%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4b1751  rgb(75, 23, 81)  hsl(294, 56%, 20%)  Byzantium