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#6BA12E

#6ba12e ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6ba12e is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 63.14% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 88.17°, with 55.56% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2881

Complementary

  1. #6ba12e
  2. #642ea1

Split complementary

  1. #6ba12e
  2. #2e32a1
  3. #9e2ea1

Analogous

  1. #a19e2e
  2. #6ba12e
  3. #32a12e

Triadic

  1. #6ba12e
  2. #2e6ba1
  3. #a12e6b

Tetradic

  1. #6ba12e
  2. #2ea164
  3. #642ea1
  4. #a12e6b

Square

  1. #6ba12e
  2. #2ea19e
  3. #642ea1
  4. #a12e32

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2a0c
  2. #43661d
  3. #6ba12e
  4. #92cd4f
  5. #b7de8a

Shades

#6ba12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6ba12e
  2. #609129
  3. #568125
  4. #4b7120
  5. #40611c
  6. #365117
  7. #2b4012
  8. #20300e
  9. #152009
  10. #0b1005
  11. #000000

Tints

#6ba12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6ba12e
  2. #7aaa43
  3. #89b458
  4. #97bd6d
  5. #a6c782
  6. #b5d097
  7. #c4d9ab
  8. #d3e3c0
  9. #e1ecd5
  10. #f0f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6ba12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6ba12e
  2. #6d9e36
  3. #6f9a3e
  4. #719747
  5. #73944f
  6. #769157
  7. #788d5f
  8. #7a8a67
  9. #7c8770
  10. #7e8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #849877 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8951b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19138 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6d9a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #949a24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e9834 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6c9d71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6ba12e {
  color: #6ba12e;
}
Background
.bg-6ba12e {
  background-color: #6ba12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6ba12e {
  border: 2px solid #6ba12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6ba12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 161 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 56% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6ba12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ba12e, #32a12e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6ba12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 161 46 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 6.36 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.54 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.23 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.31 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.35 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.60 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.77 #945ed1 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6ba12e  rgb(107, 161, 46)  hsl(88, 56%, 41%)  Olive Drab
#642ea1  rgb(100, 46, 161)  hsl(268, 56%, 41%)  Rebecca Purple
#2e6ba1  rgb(46, 107, 161)  hsl(208, 56%, 41%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a12e6b  rgb(161, 46, 107)  hsl(328, 56%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam