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#689A17

#689a17 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#689a17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 85.06% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 82.9°, with 74.01% saturation and 34.71% 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 4.35.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2612

Complementary

  1. #689a17
  2. #49179a

Split complementary

  1. #689a17
  2. #17279a
  3. #8b179a

Analogous

  1. #9a8b17
  2. #689a17
  3. #279a17

Triadic

  1. #689a17
  2. #17689a
  3. #9a1768

Tetradic

  1. #689a17
  2. #179a49
  3. #49179a
  4. #9a1768

Square

  1. #689a17
  2. #179a8b
  3. #49179a
  4. #9a1727

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1503
  2. #3b570d
  3. #689a17
  4. #95dd21
  5. #b5e862

Shades

#689a17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #689a17
  2. #5e8b15
  3. #537b12
  4. #496c10
  5. #3e5c0e
  6. #344d0c
  7. #2a3e09
  8. #1f2e07
  9. #151f05
  10. #0a0f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#689a17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #689a17
  2. #77a42e
  3. #86ae45
  4. #95b85d
  5. #a4c274
  6. #b4cd8b
  7. #c3d7a2
  8. #d2e1b9
  9. #e1ebd1
  10. #f0f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#689a17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #689a17
  2. #6a9722
  3. #6d952c
  4. #6f9237
  5. #729041
  6. #748d4c
  7. #768a56
  8. #798861
  9. #7b856b
  10. #7e8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.37:1 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 #9b8b27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b9383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #899122 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a9668 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-689a17 {
  color: #689a17;
}
Background
.bg-689a17 {
  background-color: #689a17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-689a17 {
  border: 2px solid #689a17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #689a17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 154 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-689a17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #689a17, #279a17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-689a17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 154 23 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.35 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.50 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.89 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.98 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.17 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.44 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.76 #9765e8 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#689a17  rgb(104, 154, 23)  hsl(83, 74%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#49179a  rgb(73, 23, 154)  hsl(263, 74%, 35%)  Indigo
#17689a  rgb(23, 104, 154)  hsl(203, 74%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9a1768  rgb(154, 23, 104)  hsl(323, 74%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam