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#6B9C19

#6b9c19 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6b9c19 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 83.97% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 82.44°, with 72.38% saturation and 35.49% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2697

Complementary

  1. #6b9c19
  2. #4a199c

Split complementary

  1. #6b9c19
  2. #192a9c
  3. #8b199c

Analogous

  1. #9c8b19
  2. #6b9c19
  3. #2a9c19

Triadic

  1. #6b9c19
  2. #196b9c
  3. #9c196b

Tetradic

  1. #6b9c19
  2. #199c4a
  3. #4a199c
  4. #9c196b

Square

  1. #6b9c19
  2. #199c8b
  3. #4a199c
  4. #9c192a

Monochromatic

  1. #111804
  2. #3e5a0e
  3. #6b9c19
  4. #98dc25
  5. #b7e767

Shades

#6b9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b9c19
  2. #608c17
  3. #567d14
  4. #4b6d12
  5. #405e0f
  6. #364e0d
  7. #2b3e0a
  8. #202f08
  9. #151f05
  10. #0b1003
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b9c19
  2. #7aa630
  3. #89b047
  4. #97ba5e
  5. #a6c475
  6. #b5ce8c
  7. #c4d7a3
  8. #d3e1ba
  9. #e1ebd1
  10. #f0f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b9c19
  2. #6d9923
  3. #6f962e
  4. #719438
  5. #739142
  6. #768e4d
  7. #788b57
  8. #7a8861
  9. #7c866b
  10. #7e8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #819471 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8d29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6e9585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #909500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c9323 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d986a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b9c19 {
  color: #6b9c19;
}
Background
.bg-6b9c19 {
  background-color: #6b9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6b9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #6b9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b9c19, #2a9c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.86 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.21 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.27 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.98 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 10.02 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.48 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.17 #9463e6 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6b9c19  rgb(107, 156, 25)  hsl(82, 72%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#4a199c  rgb(74, 25, 156)  hsl(262, 72%, 35%)  Indigo
#196b9c  rgb(25, 107, 156)  hsl(202, 72%, 35%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9c196b  rgb(156, 25, 107)  hsl(322, 72%, 35%)  Jazzberry Jam