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#698E27

#698e27 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#698e27 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 55.69% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.54% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 81.55°, with 56.91% saturation and 35.49% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 0.76.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.225

Complementary

  1. #698e27
  2. #4c278e

Split complementary

  1. #698e27
  2. #27368e
  3. #7f278e

Analogous

  1. #8e7f27
  2. #698e27
  3. #368e27

Triadic

  1. #698e27
  2. #27698e
  3. #8e2769

Tetradic

  1. #698e27
  2. #278e4c
  3. #4c278e
  4. #8e2769

Square

  1. #698e27
  2. #278e7f
  3. #4c278e
  4. #8e2736

Monochromatic

  1. #101606
  2. #3d5217
  3. #698e27
  4. #95c939
  5. #b5d975

Shades

#698e27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #698e27
  2. #5f8023
  3. #54721f
  4. #4a631b
  5. #3f5517
  6. #354714
  7. #2a3910
  8. #202b0c
  9. #151c08
  10. #0b0e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#698e27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #698e27
  2. #78993d
  3. #87a552
  4. #96b068
  5. #a5bb7d
  6. #b4c793
  7. #c3d2a9
  8. #d2ddbe
  9. #e1e8d4
  10. #f0f4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#698e27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #698e27
  2. #6b8d30
  3. #6e8b39
  4. #708a42
  5. #72884b
  6. #758754
  7. #77865c
  8. #798465
  9. #7b836e
  10. #7e8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79876a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958416 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d877a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86881e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82872d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b8a63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-698e27 {
  color: #698e27;
}
Background
.bg-698e27 {
  background-color: #698e27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-698e27 {
  border: 2px solid #698e27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #698e27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 142 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-698e27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #698e27, #368e27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-698e27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 142 39 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 0.76 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.32 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.83 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.14 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 9.60 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.86 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.13 #9671d8 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#698e27  rgb(105, 142, 39)  hsl(82, 57%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#4c278e  rgb(76, 39, 142)  hsl(262, 57%, 35%)  Rebecca Purple
#27698e  rgb(39, 105, 142)  hsl(202, 57%, 35%)  Sea Blue
#8e2769  rgb(142, 39, 105)  hsl(322, 57%, 35%)  Boysenberry