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#5FA042

#5fa042 ≈ Olive Drab

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#5fa042 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.25% red, 62.75% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 101.49°, with 41.59% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 7.93.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2797

Complementary

  1. #5fa042
  2. #8342a0

Split complementary

  1. #5fa042
  2. #5442a0
  3. #a0428e

Analogous

  1. #8ea042
  2. #5fa042
  3. #42a054

Triadic

  1. #5fa042
  2. #425fa0
  3. #a0425f

Tetradic

  1. #5fa042
  2. #42a083
  3. #8342a0
  4. #a0425f

Square

  1. #5fa042
  2. #428ea0
  3. #8342a0
  4. #a05442

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3415
  2. #3f6a2c
  3. #5fa042
  4. #87c26c
  5. #b3d9a2

Shades

#5fa042 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5fa042
  2. #56903b
  3. #4c8035
  4. #43702e
  5. #396028
  6. #305021
  7. #26401a
  8. #1d3014
  9. #13200d
  10. #0a1007
  11. #000000

Tints

#5fa042 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5fa042
  2. #6faa55
  3. #7fb368
  4. #8fbd7b
  5. #9fc68e
  6. #afd0a1
  7. #bfd9b3
  8. #cfe3c6
  9. #dfecd9
  10. #eff6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5fa042 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5fa042
  2. #629d48
  3. #669a4e
  4. #699655
  5. #6c935b
  6. #709061
  7. #738d67
  8. #768a6d
  9. #798674
  10. #7d837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59438 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8e49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5c9b8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e993c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #889646 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d9d75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5fa042 {
  color: #5fa042;
}
Background
.bg-5fa042 {
  background-color: #5fa042;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5fa042 {
  border: 2px solid #5fa042;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5fa042;
  --color-primary-rgb: 95 160 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 101 42% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5fa042 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5fa042, #42a054);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5fa042 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(95 160 66 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.93 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.22 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.40 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.40 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.49 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.59 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.11 #a05fbd Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#5fa042  rgb(95, 160, 66)  hsl(101, 42%, 44%)  Olive Drab
#8342a0  rgb(131, 66, 160)  hsl(281, 42%, 44%)  Royal Purple
#425fa0  rgb(66, 95, 160)  hsl(221, 42%, 44%)  Denim
#a0425f  rgb(160, 66, 95)  hsl(341, 42%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender