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#6C8C19

#6c8c19 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#6c8c19 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, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.86% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 76.7°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2201

Complementary

  1. #6c8c19
  2. #39198c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8c19
  2. #19328c
  3. #72198c

Analogous

  1. #8c7219
  2. #6c8c19
  3. #328c19

Triadic

  1. #6c8c19
  2. #196c8c
  3. #8c196c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8c19
  2. #198c39
  3. #39198c
  4. #8c196c

Square

  1. #6c8c19
  2. #198c72
  3. #39198c
  4. #8c1932

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1103
  2. #3a4b0d
  3. #6c8c19
  4. #9ecd25
  5. #bde25c

Shades

#6c8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8c19
  2. #617e17
  3. #567014
  4. #4c6212
  5. #41540f
  6. #36460d
  7. #2b380a
  8. #202a08
  9. #161c05
  10. #0b0e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8c19
  2. #7b9830
  3. #89a347
  4. #98af5e
  5. #a7ba75
  6. #b6c68c
  7. #c4d1a3
  8. #d3ddba
  9. #e2e8d1
  10. #f0f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8c19
  2. #6e8b23
  3. #708a2e
  4. #728838
  5. #748742
  6. #76864d
  7. #788557
  8. #7a8461
  9. #7c826b
  10. #7e8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798667 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #718577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #868607 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #838521 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f885f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8c19 {
  color: #6c8c19;
}
Background
.bg-6c8c19 {
  background-color: #6c8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #6c8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8c19, #328c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 1.35 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.08 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.56 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.67 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.97 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 10.95 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.98 #9373e6 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6c8c19  rgb(108, 140, 25)  hsl(77, 70%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#39198c  rgb(57, 25, 140)  hsl(257, 70%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#196c8c  rgb(25, 108, 140)  hsl(197, 70%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#8c196c  rgb(140, 25, 108)  hsl(317, 70%, 32%)  Byzantium