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#689A2E

#689a2e ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#689a2e 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, 60.39% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 70.13% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 87.78°, with 54% saturation and 39.22% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2625

Complementary

  1. #689a2e
  2. #602e9a

Split complementary

  1. #689a2e
  2. #2e329a
  3. #962e9a

Analogous

  1. #9a962e
  2. #689a2e
  3. #329a2e

Triadic

  1. #689a2e
  2. #2e689a
  3. #9a2e68

Tetradic

  1. #689a2e
  2. #2e9a60
  3. #602e9a
  4. #9a2e68

Square

  1. #689a2e
  2. #2e9a96
  3. #602e9a
  4. #9a2e32

Monochromatic

  1. #18240b
  2. #405f1c
  3. #689a2e
  4. #8fc94b
  5. #b4db86

Shades

#689a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #689a2e
  2. #5e8b29
  3. #537b25
  4. #496c20
  5. #3e5c1c
  6. #344d17
  7. #2a3e12
  8. #1f2e0e
  9. #151f09
  10. #0a0f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#689a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #689a2e
  2. #77a443
  3. #86ae58
  4. #95b86d
  5. #a4c282
  6. #b4cd97
  7. #c3d7ab
  8. #d2e1c0
  9. #e1ebd5
  10. #f0f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#689a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #689a2e
  2. #6a9736
  3. #6d953e
  4. #6f9247
  5. #72904f
  6. #748d57
  7. #768a5f
  8. #798867
  9. #7b8570
  10. #7e8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9272 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18f1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8b37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a9484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9325 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #899134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #69966c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-689a2e {
  color: #689a2e;
}
Background
.bg-689a2e {
  background-color: #689a2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-689a2e {
  border: 2px solid #689a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #689a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 154 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 54% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-689a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #689a2e, #329a2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-689a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 154 46 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.41 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.73 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.88 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.49 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.77 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.86 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.52 #9765d1 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#689a2e  rgb(104, 154, 46)  hsl(88, 54%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#602e9a  rgb(96, 46, 154)  hsl(268, 54%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#2e689a  rgb(46, 104, 154)  hsl(208, 54%, 39%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9a2e68  rgb(154, 46, 104)  hsl(328, 54%, 39%)  Boysenberry