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#56900A

#56900a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#56900a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 56.47% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.28% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.06% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 85.97°, with 87.01% saturation and 30.2% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.2195

Complementary

  1. #56900a
  2. #440a90

Split complementary

  1. #56900a
  2. #0a1390
  3. #870a90

Analogous

  1. #90870a
  2. #56900a
  3. #13900a

Triadic

  1. #56900a
  2. #0a5690
  3. #900a56

Tetradic

  1. #56900a
  2. #0a9044
  3. #440a90
  4. #900a56

Square

  1. #56900a
  2. #0a9087
  3. #440a90
  4. #900a13

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1301
  2. #2b4805
  3. #56900a
  4. #81d80f
  5. #a5f241

Shades

#56900a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #56900a
  2. #4d8209
  3. #457308
  4. #3c6507
  5. #345606
  6. #2b4805
  7. #223a04
  8. #1a2b03
  9. #111d02
  10. #090e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#56900a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #56900a
  2. #679b23
  3. #78a63b
  4. #89b154
  5. #9abc6c
  6. #abc885
  7. #bbd39d
  8. #ccdeb6
  9. #dde9ce
  10. #eef4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#56900a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #56900a
  2. #5a8e16
  3. #5e8d22
  4. #638b2d
  5. #678a39
  6. #6b8845
  7. #6f8651
  8. #73855d
  9. #788368
  10. #7c8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728766 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #578a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #828900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c8619 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #568c60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-56900a {
  color: #56900a;
}
Background
.bg-56900a {
  background-color: #56900a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-56900a {
  border: 2px solid #56900a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #56900a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 144 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 86 87% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-56900a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #56900a, #13900a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-56900a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 144 10 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 3.87 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.01 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 6.82 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 7.41 #138808 India Green ΔE 7.55 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.11 #008000 Green ΔE 9.77 #a96ff5 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#56900a  rgb(86, 144, 10)  hsl(86, 87%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#440a90  rgb(68, 10, 144)  hsl(266, 87%, 30%)  Indigo
#0a5690  rgb(10, 86, 144)  hsl(206, 87%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#900a56  rgb(144, 10, 86)  hsl(326, 87%, 30%)  Jazzberry Jam