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#6C8A07

#6c8a07 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#6c8a07 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 54.12% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 94.93% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 73.74°, with 90.34% saturation and 28.43% 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 luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.2138

Complementary

  1. #6c8a07
  2. #25078a

Split complementary

  1. #6c8a07
  2. #072b8a
  3. #66078a

Analogous

  1. #8a6607
  2. #6c8a07
  3. #2b8a07

Triadic

  1. #6c8a07
  2. #076c8a
  3. #8a076c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8a07
  2. #078a25
  3. #25078a
  4. #8a076c

Square

  1. #6c8a07
  2. #078a66
  3. #25078a
  4. #8a072b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1301
  2. #334103
  3. #6c8a07
  4. #a5d30b
  5. #c9f535

Shades

#6c8a07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8a07
  2. #617c06
  3. #566e06
  4. #4c6105
  5. #415304
  6. #364504
  7. #2b3703
  8. #202902
  9. #161c01
  10. #0b0e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8a07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8a07
  2. #7b9620
  3. #89a139
  4. #98ad51
  5. #a7b96a
  6. #b6c583
  7. #c4d09c
  8. #d3dcb5
  9. #e2e8cd
  10. #f0f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8a07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8a07
  2. #6e8913
  3. #70881f
  4. #72872b
  5. #748637
  6. #768544
  7. #788450
  8. #7a835c
  9. #7c8268
  10. #7e8174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788465 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #728375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #858400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #828415 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70865c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8a07 {
  color: #6c8a07;
}
Background
.bg-6c8a07 {
  background-color: #6c8a07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8a07 {
  border: 2px solid #6c8a07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8a07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 138 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 90% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8a07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8a07, #2b8a07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8a07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 138 7 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 2.76 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.00 #808000 Olive ΔE 7.75 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.00 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.00 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.62 #138808 India Green ΔE 11.65 #9375f8 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6c8a07  rgb(108, 138, 7)  hsl(74, 90%, 28%)  Olive Drab
#25078a  rgb(37, 7, 138)  hsl(254, 90%, 28%)  Dark Blue
#076c8a  rgb(7, 108, 138)  hsl(194, 90%, 28%)  Sea Blue
#8a076c  rgb(138, 7, 108)  hsl(314, 90%, 28%)  Mardi Gras