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#6AA233

#6aa233 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6aa233 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 63.53% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.52% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 90.27°, with 52.11% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.81.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2914

Complementary

  1. #6aa233
  2. #6b33a2

Split complementary

  1. #6aa233
  2. #3333a2
  3. #a233a1

Analogous

  1. #a1a233
  2. #6aa233
  3. #33a233

Triadic

  1. #6aa233
  2. #336aa2
  3. #a2336a

Tetradic

  1. #6aa233
  2. #33a26b
  3. #6b33a2
  4. #a2336a

Square

  1. #6aa233
  2. #33a1a2
  3. #6b33a2
  4. #a23333

Monochromatic

  1. #1e2e0e
  2. #446821
  3. #6aa233
  4. #90ca57
  5. #b7dd91

Shades

#6aa233 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6aa233
  2. #5f922e
  3. #558229
  4. #4a7124
  5. #40611f
  6. #35511a
  7. #2a4114
  8. #20310f
  9. #15200a
  10. #0b1005
  11. #000000

Tints

#6aa233 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6aa233
  2. #79ab47
  3. #88b55c
  4. #97be70
  5. #a6c785
  6. #b5d199
  7. #c3daad
  8. #d2e3c2
  9. #e1ecd6
  10. #f0f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6aa233 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6aa233
  2. #6c9f3b
  3. #6e9b42
  4. #71984a
  5. #739452
  6. #75915a
  7. #778e61
  8. #798a69
  9. #7c8771
  10. #7e8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99623 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1913c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6b9b8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949b2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9839 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6b9e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6aa233 {
  color: #6aa233;
}
Background
.bg-6aa233 {
  background-color: #6aa233;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6aa233 {
  border: 2px solid #6aa233;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6aa233;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 162 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 52% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6aa233 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6aa233, #33a233);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6aa233 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 162 51 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.81 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.29 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.86 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.30 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.54 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.37 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.56 #955dcc Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6aa233  rgb(106, 162, 51)  hsl(90, 52%, 42%)  Olive Drab
#6b33a2  rgb(107, 51, 162)  hsl(270, 52%, 42%)  Purple Heart
#336aa2  rgb(51, 106, 162)  hsl(210, 52%, 42%)  Queen Blue
#a2336a  rgb(162, 51, 106)  hsl(330, 52%, 42%)  Jazzberry Jam