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#6A970C

#6a970c ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6a970c is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 59.22% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.05% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 79.42°, with 85.28% saturation and 31.96% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2522

Complementary

  1. #6a970c
  2. #390c97

Split complementary

  1. #6a970c
  2. #0c2597
  3. #7e0c97

Analogous

  1. #977e0c
  2. #6a970c
  3. #25970c

Triadic

  1. #6a970c
  2. #0c6a97
  3. #970c6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a970c
  2. #0c9739
  3. #390c97
  4. #970c6a

Square

  1. #6a970c
  2. #0c977e
  3. #390c97
  4. #970c25

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1302
  2. #385006
  3. #6a970c
  4. #9cde12
  5. #bbf14b

Shades

#6a970c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a970c
  2. #5f880b
  3. #55790a
  4. #4a6a08
  5. #405b07
  6. #354c06
  7. #2a3c05
  8. #202d04
  9. #151e02
  10. #0b0f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a970c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a970c
  2. #79a124
  3. #88ac3d
  4. #97b655
  5. #a6c16d
  6. #b5cb86
  7. #c3d59e
  8. #d2e0b6
  9. #e1eace
  10. #f0f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a970c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a970c
  2. #6c9518
  3. #6e9223
  4. #71902f
  5. #738e3a
  6. #758c46
  7. #778952
  8. #79875d
  9. #7c8569
  10. #7e8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8f6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #998921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e9080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d9000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #898f1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d9365 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a970c {
  color: #6a970c;
}
Background
.bg-6a970c {
  background-color: #6a970c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a970c {
  border: 2px solid #6a970c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a970c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 151 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 85% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a970c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a970c, #25970c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a970c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 151 12 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 3.64 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.78 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.32 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.33 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.34 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.14 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.30 #9568f3 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6a970c  rgb(106, 151, 12)  hsl(79, 85%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#390c97  rgb(57, 12, 151)  hsl(259, 85%, 32%)  Zaffre
#0c6a97  rgb(12, 106, 151)  hsl(199, 85%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#970c6a  rgb(151, 12, 106)  hsl(319, 85%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam