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#6B8317

#6b8317 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6b8317 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 73.33°, with 70.13% saturation and 30.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1942

Complementary

  1. #6b8317
  2. #2f1783

Split complementary

  1. #6b8317
  2. #173583
  3. #651783

Analogous

  1. #836517
  2. #6b8317
  3. #358317

Triadic

  1. #6b8317
  2. #176b83
  3. #83176b

Tetradic

  1. #6b8317
  2. #17832f
  3. #2f1783
  4. #83176b

Square

  1. #6b8317
  2. #178365
  3. #2f1783
  4. #831735

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1103
  2. #36420c
  3. #6b8317
  4. #a0c422
  5. #c1e152

Shades

#6b8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b8317
  2. #607615
  3. #566912
  4. #4b5c10
  5. #404f0e
  6. #36420c
  7. #2b3409
  8. #202707
  9. #151a05
  10. #0b0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b8317
  2. #7a8f2e
  3. #899c45
  4. #97a85d
  5. #a6b574
  6. #b5c18b
  7. #c4cda2
  8. #d3dab9
  9. #e1e6d1
  10. #f0f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b8317
  2. #6d8322
  3. #6f822c
  4. #718237
  5. #738241
  6. #76824c
  7. #788156
  8. #7a8161
  9. #7c816b
  10. #7e8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #747e61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887a22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #717c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #807e06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e7e1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f7f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b8317 {
  color: #6b8317;
}
Background
.bg-6b8317 {
  background-color: #6b8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6b8317 {
  border: 2px solid #6b8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b8317, #358317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.22 #568203 Avocado ΔE 4.27 #808000 Olive ΔE 6.93 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.41 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 11.23 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.43 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 11.70 #947ce8 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6b8317  rgb(107, 131, 23)  hsl(73, 70%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#2f1783  rgb(47, 23, 131)  hsl(253, 70%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#176b83  rgb(23, 107, 131)  hsl(193, 70%, 30%)  Teal Blue
#83176b  rgb(131, 23, 107)  hsl(313, 70%, 30%)  Byzantium