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#6AA00A

#6aa00a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6aa00a 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, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 81.6°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2823

Complementary

  1. #6aa00a
  2. #400aa0

Split complementary

  1. #6aa00a
  2. #0a1fa0
  3. #8b0aa0

Analogous

  1. #a08b0a
  2. #6aa00a
  3. #1fa00a

Triadic

  1. #6aa00a
  2. #0a6aa0
  3. #a00a6a

Tetradic

  1. #6aa00a
  2. #0aa040
  3. #400aa0
  4. #a00a6a

Square

  1. #6aa00a
  2. #0aa08b
  3. #400aa0
  4. #a00a1f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1301
  2. #3a5805
  3. #6aa00a
  4. #9ae80e
  5. #b9f44f

Shades

#6aa00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6aa00a
  2. #5f9009
  3. #558008
  4. #4a7007
  5. #406006
  6. #355005
  7. #2a4004
  8. #203003
  9. #152002
  10. #0b1001
  11. #000000

Tints

#6aa00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6aa00a
  2. #79aa23
  3. #88b33b
  4. #97bd54
  5. #a6c66c
  6. #b5d085
  7. #c3d99d
  8. #d2e3b6
  9. #e1ecce
  10. #f0f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6aa00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6aa00a
  2. #6c9d16
  3. #6e9a22
  4. #71962d
  5. #739339
  6. #759045
  7. #778d51
  8. #798a5d
  9. #7c8668
  10. #7e8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #839773 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d9988 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #939900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e961b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c9c6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6aa00a {
  color: #6aa00a;
}
Background
.bg-6aa00a {
  background-color: #6aa00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6aa00a {
  border: 2px solid #6aa00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6aa00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6aa00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6aa00a, #1fa00a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6aa00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.33 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 8.15 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.87 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.41 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.93 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.98 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.65 #955ff5 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6aa00a  rgb(106, 160, 10)  hsl(82, 88%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#400aa0  rgb(64, 10, 160)  hsl(262, 88%, 33%)  Zaffre
#0a6aa0  rgb(10, 106, 160)  hsl(202, 88%, 33%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a00a6a  rgb(160, 10, 106)  hsl(322, 88%, 33%)  Jazzberry Jam