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#5E8A19

#5e8a19 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5e8a19 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 36.86% red, 54.12% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.88% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 83.36°, with 69.33% saturation and 31.96% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2063

Complementary

  1. #5e8a19
  2. #45198a

Split complementary

  1. #5e8a19
  2. #19268a
  3. #7d198a

Analogous

  1. #8a7d19
  2. #5e8a19
  3. #268a19

Triadic

  1. #5e8a19
  2. #195e8a
  3. #8a195e

Tetradic

  1. #5e8a19
  2. #198a45
  3. #45198a
  4. #8a195e

Square

  1. #5e8a19
  2. #198a7d
  3. #45198a
  4. #8a1926

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1103
  2. #32490d
  3. #5e8a19
  4. #8acb25
  5. #ade15b

Shades

#5e8a19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5e8a19
  2. #557c17
  3. #4b6e14
  4. #426112
  5. #38530f
  6. #2f450d
  7. #26370a
  8. #1c2908
  9. #131c05
  10. #090e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#5e8a19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5e8a19
  2. #6e9630
  3. #7ea147
  4. #8ead5e
  5. #9eb975
  6. #afc58c
  7. #bfd0a3
  8. #cfdcba
  9. #dfe8d1
  10. #eff3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5e8a19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5e8a19
  2. #618923
  3. #65882e
  4. #688738
  5. #6c8642
  6. #6f854d
  7. #728457
  8. #768361
  9. #79826b
  10. #7d8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #728364 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #917f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #618475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808408 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b8221 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60865e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5e8a19 {
  color: #5e8a19;
}
Background
.bg-5e8a19 {
  background-color: #5e8a19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5e8a19 {
  border: 2px solid #5e8a19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5e8a19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 94 138 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 69% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5e8a19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5e8a19, #268a19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5e8a19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(94 138 25 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 2.61 #568203 Avocado ΔE 3.17 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.31 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 8.14 #138808 India Green ΔE 8.27 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 8.39 #008000 Green ΔE 9.86 #a175e6 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#5e8a19  rgb(94, 138, 25)  hsl(83, 69%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#45198a  rgb(69, 25, 138)  hsl(263, 69%, 32%)  Indigo
#195e8a  rgb(25, 94, 138)  hsl(203, 69%, 32%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8a195e  rgb(138, 25, 94)  hsl(323, 69%, 32%)  Boysenberry