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#688520

#688520 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#688520 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 52.16% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.94% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 77.23°, with 61.21% saturation and 32.35% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.1982

Complementary

  1. #688520
  2. #3d2085

Split complementary

  1. #688520
  2. #203585
  3. #6f2085

Analogous

  1. #856f20
  2. #688520
  3. #358520

Triadic

  1. #688520
  2. #206885
  3. #852068

Tetradic

  1. #688520
  2. #20853d
  3. #3d2085
  4. #852068

Square

  1. #688520
  2. #20856f
  3. #3d2085
  4. #852035

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1004
  2. #384711
  3. #688520
  4. #98c32f
  5. #b8da64

Shades

#688520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688520
  2. #5e781d
  3. #536a1a
  4. #495d16
  5. #3e5013
  6. #344310
  7. #2a350d
  8. #1f280a
  9. #151b06
  10. #0a0d03
  11. #000000

Tints

#688520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688520
  2. #779136
  3. #869d4d
  4. #95aa63
  5. #a4b679
  6. #b4c290
  7. #c3cea6
  8. #d2dabc
  9. #e1e7d2
  10. #f0f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688520
  2. #6a852a
  3. #6d8433
  4. #6f843d
  5. #728346
  6. #748350
  7. #76825a
  8. #798263
  9. #7b816d
  10. #7e8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #747f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7c0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897b29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d7e72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808016 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d7f26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b815c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688520 {
  color: #688520;
}
Background
.bg-688520 {
  background-color: #688520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688520 {
  border: 2px solid #688520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 133 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 61% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688520, #358520);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 133 32 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 3.19 #568203 Avocado ΔE 3.64 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 6.33 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.43 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.46 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.56 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 10.66 #977adf Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#688520  rgb(104, 133, 32)  hsl(77, 61%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#3d2085  rgb(61, 32, 133)  hsl(257, 61%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#206885  rgb(32, 104, 133)  hsl(197, 61%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#852068  rgb(133, 32, 104)  hsl(317, 61%, 32%)  Byzantium