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#669C17

#669c17 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#669c17 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 61.18% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.26% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 84.36°, with 74.3% saturation and 35.1% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2666

Complementary

  1. #669c17
  2. #4d179c

Split complementary

  1. #669c17
  2. #17249c
  3. #90179c

Analogous

  1. #9c9017
  2. #669c17
  3. #249c17

Triadic

  1. #669c17
  2. #17669c
  3. #9c1766

Tetradic

  1. #669c17
  2. #179c4d
  3. #4d179c
  4. #9c1766

Square

  1. #669c17
  2. #179c90
  3. #4d179c
  4. #9c1724

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1703
  2. #3a590d
  3. #669c17
  4. #92de21
  5. #b2e864

Shades

#669c17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669c17
  2. #5c8c15
  3. #527d12
  4. #476d10
  5. #3d5e0e
  6. #334e0c
  7. #293e09
  8. #1f2f07
  9. #141f05
  10. #0a1002
  11. #000000

Tints

#669c17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669c17
  2. #75a62e
  3. #85b045
  4. #94ba5d
  5. #a3c474
  6. #b3ce8b
  7. #c2d7a2
  8. #d1e1b9
  9. #e0ebd1
  10. #f0f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669c17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669c17
  2. #699922
  3. #6b962c
  4. #6e9437
  5. #709141
  6. #738e4c
  7. #768b56
  8. #788861
  9. #7b866b
  10. #7d8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9370 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8c28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #689585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f9500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a9322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #67986a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669c17 {
  color: #669c17;
}
Background
.bg-669c17 {
  background-color: #669c17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669c17 {
  border: 2px solid #669c17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669c17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 156 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669c17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669c17, #249c17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669c17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 156 23 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.05 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.04 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.68 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.72 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.73 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.44 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.72 #9963e8 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#669c17  rgb(102, 156, 23)  hsl(84, 74%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#4d179c  rgb(77, 23, 156)  hsl(264, 74%, 35%)  Indigo
#17669c  rgb(23, 102, 156)  hsl(204, 74%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9c1766  rgb(156, 23, 102)  hsl(324, 74%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam