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#6C8A2A

#6c8a2a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6c8a2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 54.12% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 69.57% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 78.75°, with 53.33% saturation and 35.29% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#669933
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Relative luminance0.2153

Complementary

  1. #6c8a2a
  2. #482a8a

Split complementary

  1. #6c8a2a
  2. #2a3c8a
  3. #782a8a

Analogous

  1. #8a782a
  2. #6c8a2a
  3. #3c8a2a

Triadic

  1. #6c8a2a
  2. #2a6c8a
  3. #8a2a6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8a2a
  2. #2a8a48
  3. #482a8a
  4. #8a2a6c

Square

  1. #6c8a2a
  2. #2a8a78
  3. #482a8a
  4. #8a2a3c

Monochromatic

  1. #101506
  2. #3e4f18
  3. #6c8a2a
  4. #9ac43d
  5. #b8d677

Shades

#6c8a2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8a2a
  2. #617c26
  3. #566e22
  4. #4c611d
  5. #415319
  6. #364515
  7. #2b3711
  8. #20290d
  9. #161c08
  10. #0b0e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8a2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8a2a
  2. #7b963f
  3. #89a155
  4. #98ad6a
  5. #a7b97f
  6. #b6c595
  7. #c4d0aa
  8. #d3dcbf
  9. #e2e8d4
  10. #f0f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8a2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8a2a
  2. #6e8933
  3. #70883b
  4. #728744
  5. #74864c
  6. #768555
  7. #78845e
  8. #7a8366
  9. #7c826f
  10. #7e8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788468 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92811c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #718377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #848522 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81842f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f8661 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8a2a {
  color: #6c8a2a;
}
Background
.bg-6c8a2a {
  background-color: #6c8a2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8a2a {
  border: 2px solid #6c8a2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8a2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 138 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 53% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8a2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8a2a, #3c8a2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8a2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 138 42 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 1.77 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.03 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.23 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.01 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.15 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.37 #138808 India Green ΔE 10.82 #9375d5 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6c8a2a  rgb(108, 138, 42)  hsl(79, 53%, 35%)  Olive Drab
#482a8a  rgb(72, 42, 138)  hsl(259, 53%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#2a6c8a  rgb(42, 108, 138)  hsl(199, 53%, 35%)  Sea Blue
#8a2a6c  rgb(138, 42, 108)  hsl(319, 53%, 35%)  Boysenberry