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#559C19

#559c19 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#559c19 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 92.52°, with 72.38% saturation and 35.49% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2578

Complementary

  1. #559c19
  2. #60199c

Split complementary

  1. #559c19
  2. #1e199c
  3. #9c1997

Analogous

  1. #979c19
  2. #559c19
  3. #199c1e

Triadic

  1. #559c19
  2. #19559c
  3. #9c1955

Tetradic

  1. #559c19
  2. #199c60
  3. #60199c
  4. #9c1955

Square

  1. #559c19
  2. #19979c
  3. #60199c
  4. #9c1e19

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1804
  2. #315a0e
  3. #559c19
  4. #79dc25
  5. #a2e767

Shades

#559c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #559c19
  2. #4d8c17
  3. #447d14
  4. #3c6d12
  5. #335e0f
  6. #2b4e0d
  7. #223e0a
  8. #1a2f08
  9. #111f05
  10. #091003
  11. #000000

Tints

#559c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #559c19
  2. #66a630
  3. #77b047
  4. #88ba5e
  5. #99c475
  6. #aace8c
  7. #bbd7a3
  8. #cce1ba
  9. #ddebd1
  10. #eef5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#559c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #559c19
  2. #599923
  3. #5e962e
  4. #629438
  5. #669142
  6. #6b8e4d
  7. #6f8b57
  8. #738861
  9. #77866b
  10. #7c8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79926f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998929 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #539685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a9401 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839124 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #54986a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-559c19 {
  color: #559c19;
}
Background
.bg-559c19 {
  background-color: #559c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-559c19 {
  border: 2px solid #559c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #559c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-559c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #559c19, #199c1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-559c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.28 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.38 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.57 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.06 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.10 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.30 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.41 #aa63e6 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#559c19  rgb(85, 156, 25)  hsl(93, 72%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#60199c  rgb(96, 25, 156)  hsl(273, 72%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#19559c  rgb(25, 85, 156)  hsl(213, 72%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#9c1955  rgb(156, 25, 85)  hsl(333, 72%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam