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#689A12

#689a12 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#689a12 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 60.39% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 88.31% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 82.06°, with 79.07% saturation and 33.73% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.261

Complementary

  1. #689a12
  2. #44129a

Split complementary

  1. #689a12
  2. #12249a
  3. #88129a

Analogous

  1. #9a8812
  2. #689a12
  3. #249a12

Triadic

  1. #689a12
  2. #12689a
  3. #9a1268

Tetradic

  1. #689a12
  2. #129a44
  3. #44129a
  4. #9a1268

Square

  1. #689a12
  2. #129a88
  3. #44129a
  4. #9a1224

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1202
  2. #3a560a
  3. #689a12
  4. #96df1a
  5. #b6ec59

Shades

#689a12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #689a12
  2. #5e8b10
  3. #537b0e
  4. #496c0d
  5. #3e5c0b
  6. #344d09
  7. #2a3e07
  8. #1f2e05
  9. #151f04
  10. #0a0f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#689a12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #689a12
  2. #77a42a
  3. #86ae41
  4. #95b859
  5. #a4c271
  6. #b4cd89
  7. #c3d7a0
  8. #d2e1b8
  9. #e1ebd0
  10. #f0f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#689a12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #689a12
  2. #6a971d
  3. #6d9528
  4. #6f9233
  5. #72903e
  6. #748d49
  7. #768a54
  8. #79885f
  9. #7b856a
  10. #7e8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f926f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8b25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b9383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89911e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a9668 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-689a12 {
  color: #689a12;
}
Background
.bg-689a12 {
  background-color: #689a12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-689a12 {
  border: 2px solid #689a12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #689a12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 154 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 79% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-689a12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #689a12, #249a12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-689a12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 154 18 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.44 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.52 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.86 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.99 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.37 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.47 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.92 #9765ed Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#689a12  rgb(104, 154, 18)  hsl(82, 79%, 34%)  Olive Drab
#44129a  rgb(68, 18, 154)  hsl(262, 79%, 34%)  Indigo
#12689a  rgb(18, 104, 154)  hsl(202, 79%, 34%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9a1268  rgb(154, 18, 104)  hsl(322, 79%, 34%)  Jazzberry Jam