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#51691C

#51691c ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#51691c is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 41.18% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 78.7°, with 57.89% saturation and 26.08% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1194

Complementary

  1. #51691c
  2. #341c69

Split complementary

  1. #51691c
  2. #1c2b69
  3. #5b1c69

Analogous

  1. #695b1c
  2. #51691c
  3. #2b691c

Triadic

  1. #51691c
  2. #1c5169
  3. #691c51

Tetradic

  1. #51691c
  2. #1c6934
  3. #341c69
  4. #691c51

Square

  1. #51691c
  2. #1c695b
  3. #341c69
  4. #691c2b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1004
  2. #222d0c
  3. #51691c
  4. #80a52c
  5. #a7d04e

Shades

#51691c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51691c
  2. #495f19
  3. #415416
  4. #394a14
  5. #313f11
  6. #29350e
  7. #202a0b
  8. #182008
  9. #101506
  10. #080b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#51691c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51691c
  2. #627833
  3. #748749
  4. #859660
  5. #97a577
  6. #a8b48e
  7. #b9c3a4
  8. #cbd2bb
  9. #dce1d2
  10. #eef0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51691c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51691c
  2. #566b26
  3. #5a6e30
  4. #5f703a
  5. #647244
  6. #69754e
  7. #6d7758
  8. #727962
  9. #777b6c
  10. #7b7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b644e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6210 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6122 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55645a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #646515 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #626420 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #536648 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51691c {
  color: #51691c;
}
Background
.bg-51691c {
  background-color: #51691c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51691c {
  border: 2px solid #51691c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51691c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 105 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 58% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51691c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51691c, #2b691c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51691c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 105 28 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 3.23 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.56 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 8.59 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.76 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.63 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.99 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 10.03 #ae96e3 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#51691c  rgb(81, 105, 28)  hsl(79, 58%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green
#341c69  rgb(52, 28, 105)  hsl(259, 58%, 26%)  Persian Indigo
#1c5169  rgb(28, 81, 105)  hsl(199, 58%, 26%)  Midnight Green
#691c51  rgb(105, 28, 81)  hsl(319, 58%, 26%)  Byzantium