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#69A42B

#69a42b ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#69a42b is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 64.31% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.78% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 89.26°, with 58.45% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 7.32.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2973

Complementary

  1. #69a42b
  2. #662ba4

Split complementary

  1. #69a42b
  2. #2b2ca4
  3. #a32ba4

Analogous

  1. #a4a32b
  2. #69a42b
  3. #2ca42b

Triadic

  1. #69a42b
  2. #2b69a4
  3. #a42b69

Tetradic

  1. #69a42b
  2. #2ba466
  3. #662ba4
  4. #a42b69

Square

  1. #69a42b
  2. #2ba4a3
  3. #662ba4
  4. #a42b2c

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2b0b
  2. #42671b
  3. #69a42b
  4. #8fd04c
  5. #b5e088

Shades

#69a42b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #69a42b
  2. #5f9427
  3. #548322
  4. #4a731e
  5. #3f621a
  6. #355216
  7. #2a4211
  8. #20310d
  9. #152109
  10. #0b1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#69a42b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #69a42b
  2. #78ad40
  3. #87b655
  4. #96bf6b
  5. #a5c880
  6. #b4d295
  7. #c3dbaa
  8. #d2e4bf
  9. #e1edd5
  10. #f0f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#69a42b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #69a42b
  2. #6ba034
  3. #6e9d3c
  4. #709945
  5. #72964d
  6. #759256
  7. #778e5e
  8. #798b67
  9. #7b876f
  10. #7e8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #859b78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9714 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39337 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6a9d8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #959c1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f9a32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6aa072 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-69a42b {
  color: #69a42b;
}
Background
.bg-69a42b {
  background-color: #69a42b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-69a42b {
  border: 2px solid #69a42b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #69a42b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 164 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 58% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-69a42b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #69a42b, #2ca42b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-69a42b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 164 43 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.32 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.49 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.72 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.63 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.12 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.34 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.78 #965bd4 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#69a42b  rgb(105, 164, 43)  hsl(89, 58%, 41%)  Olive Drab
#662ba4  rgb(102, 43, 164)  hsl(269, 58%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#2b69a4  rgb(43, 105, 164)  hsl(209, 58%, 41%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a42b69  rgb(164, 43, 105)  hsl(329, 58%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam