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#559A3A

#559a3a ≈ Olive Drab

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#559a3a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 60.39% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.34% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 103.13°, with 45.28% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 7.15.

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Relative luminance0.2535

Complementary

  1. #559a3a
  2. #7f3a9a

Split complementary

  1. #559a3a
  2. #4f3a9a
  3. #9a3a85

Analogous

  1. #859a3a
  2. #559a3a
  3. #3a9a4f

Triadic

  1. #559a3a
  2. #3a559a
  3. #9a3a55

Tetradic

  1. #559a3a
  2. #3a9a7f
  3. #7f3a9a
  4. #9a3a55

Square

  1. #559a3a
  2. #3a859a
  3. #7f3a9a
  4. #9a4f3a

Monochromatic

  1. #182b10
  2. #366225
  3. #559a3a
  4. #7ac25e
  5. #a8d796

Shades

#559a3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #559a3a
  2. #4d8b34
  3. #447b2e
  4. #3c6c29
  5. #335c23
  6. #2b4d1d
  7. #223e17
  8. #1a2e11
  9. #111f0c
  10. #090f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#559a3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #559a3a
  2. #66a44e
  3. #77ae61
  4. #88b875
  5. #99c289
  6. #aacd9d
  7. #bbd7b0
  8. #cce1c4
  9. #ddebd8
  10. #eef5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#559a3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #559a3a
  2. #599741
  3. #5e9548
  4. #62924f
  5. #669056
  6. #6b8d5d
  7. #6f8a64
  8. #73886b
  9. #778572
  10. #7c8379
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #789172 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8e2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958842 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #519586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #879334 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #808f3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #52976f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-559a3a {
  color: #559a3a;
}
Background
.bg-559a3a {
  background-color: #559a3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-559a3a {
  border: 2px solid #559a3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #559a3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 154 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 45% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-559a3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #559a3a, #3a9a4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-559a3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 154 58 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.15 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.27 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.38 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.86 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.73 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.00 #009e60 Shamrock Green ΔE 10.14 #aa65c5 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#559a3a  rgb(85, 154, 58)  hsl(103, 45%, 42%)  Olive Drab
#7f3a9a  rgb(127, 58, 154)  hsl(283, 45%, 42%)  Purple Heart
#3a559a  rgb(58, 85, 154)  hsl(223, 45%, 42%)  Sapphire
#9a3a55  rgb(154, 58, 85)  hsl(343, 45%, 42%)  Cordovan