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#579C19

#579c19 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#579c19 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 91.6°, 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.11.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2587

Complementary

  1. #579c19
  2. #5e199c

Split complementary

  1. #579c19
  2. #1c199c
  3. #9c1999

Analogous

  1. #999c19
  2. #579c19
  3. #199c1c

Triadic

  1. #579c19
  2. #19579c
  3. #9c1957

Tetradic

  1. #579c19
  2. #199c5e
  3. #5e199c
  4. #9c1957

Square

  1. #579c19
  2. #19999c
  3. #5e199c
  4. #9c1c19

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1804
  2. #325a0e
  3. #579c19
  4. #7cdc25
  5. #a4e767

Shades

#579c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #579c19
  2. #4e8c17
  3. #467d14
  4. #3d6d12
  5. #345e0f
  6. #2c4e0d
  7. #233e0a
  8. #1a2f08
  9. #111f05
  10. #091003
  11. #000000

Tints

#579c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #579c19
  2. #68a630
  3. #79b047
  4. #89ba5e
  5. #9ac475
  6. #abce8c
  7. #bcd7a3
  8. #cde1ba
  9. #ddebd1
  10. #eef5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#579c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #579c19
  2. #5b9923
  3. #5f962e
  4. #639438
  5. #679142
  6. #6c8e4d
  7. #708b57
  8. #748861
  9. #78866b
  10. #7c8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a926f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998929 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #569685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a9401 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #849124 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56986a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-579c19 {
  color: #579c19;
}
Background
.bg-579c19 {
  background-color: #579c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-579c19 {
  border: 2px solid #579c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #579c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-579c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #579c19, #199c1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-579c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.11 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 7.61 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.78 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.02 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.13 #138808 India Green ΔE 9.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.41 #a863e6 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#579c19  rgb(87, 156, 25)  hsl(92, 72%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#5e199c  rgb(94, 25, 156)  hsl(272, 72%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#19579c  rgb(25, 87, 156)  hsl(212, 72%, 35%)  Yale Blue
#9c1957  rgb(156, 25, 87)  hsl(332, 72%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam