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#669E16

#669e16 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#669e16 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 61.96% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 86.08% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 84.71°, with 75.56% saturation and 35.29% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2734

Complementary

  1. #669e16
  2. #4e169e

Split complementary

  1. #669e16
  2. #16229e
  3. #92169e

Analogous

  1. #9e9216
  2. #669e16
  3. #229e16

Triadic

  1. #669e16
  2. #16669e
  3. #9e1666

Tetradic

  1. #669e16
  2. #169e4e
  3. #4e169e
  4. #9e1666

Square

  1. #669e16
  2. #169e92
  3. #4e169e
  4. #9e1622

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1803
  2. #3b5b0d
  3. #669e16
  4. #91e020
  5. #b2e964

Shades

#669e16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669e16
  2. #5c8e14
  3. #527e12
  4. #476f0f
  5. #3d5f0d
  6. #334f0b
  7. #293f09
  8. #1f2f07
  9. #142004
  10. #0a1002
  11. #000000

Tints

#669e16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669e16
  2. #75a82d
  3. #85b145
  4. #94bb5c
  5. #a3c573
  6. #b3cf8b
  7. #c2d8a2
  8. #d1e2b9
  9. #e0ecd0
  10. #f0f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669e16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669e16
  2. #699b21
  3. #6b982b
  4. #6e9536
  5. #709240
  6. #738f4b
  7. #768c56
  8. #788960
  9. #7b866b
  10. #7d8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #809572 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #689786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b9422 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #679a6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669e16 {
  color: #669e16;
}
Background
.bg-669e16 {
  background-color: #669e16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669e16 {
  border: 2px solid #669e16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669e16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 158 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 85 76% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669e16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669e16, #229e16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669e16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 158 22 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 5.68 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 9.08 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.26 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.65 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.95 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.64 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.05 #9961e9 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#669e16  rgb(102, 158, 22)  hsl(85, 76%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#4e169e  rgb(78, 22, 158)  hsl(265, 76%, 35%)  Indigo
#16669e  rgb(22, 102, 158)  hsl(205, 76%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9e1666  rgb(158, 22, 102)  hsl(325, 76%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam