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#6C8F03

#6c8f03 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6c8f03 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, 56.08% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.9% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 95.89% saturation and 28.63% 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 luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2284

Complementary

  1. #6c8f03
  2. #26038f

Split complementary

  1. #6c8f03
  2. #03268f
  3. #6c038f

Analogous

  1. #8f6c03
  2. #6c8f03
  3. #268f03

Triadic

  1. #6c8f03
  2. #036c8f
  3. #8f036c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8f03
  2. #038f26
  3. #26038f
  4. #8f036c

Square

  1. #6c8f03
  2. #038f6c
  3. #26038f
  4. #8f0326

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1400
  2. #334401
  3. #6c8f03
  4. #a5da05
  5. #c8fb30

Shades

#6c8f03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8f03
  2. #618103
  3. #567202
  4. #4c6402
  5. #415602
  6. #364802
  7. #2b3901
  8. #202b01
  9. #161d01
  10. #0b0e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8f03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8f03
  2. #7b9a1c
  3. #89a535
  4. #98b14f
  5. #a7bc68
  6. #b6c781
  7. #c4d29a
  8. #d3ddb3
  9. #e2e9cd
  10. #f0f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8f03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8f03
  2. #6e8e10
  3. #708c1c
  4. #728b29
  5. #748935
  6. #768842
  7. #78864e
  8. #7a855b
  9. #7c8367
  10. #7e8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b8868 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93831b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #728779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #858814 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6f8b5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8f03 {
  color: #6c8f03;
}
Background
.bg-6c8f03 {
  background-color: #6c8f03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8f03 {
  border: 2px solid #6c8f03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8f03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 143 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 96% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8f03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8f03, #268f03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8f03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 143 3 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 2.50 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.97 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.00 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 9.96 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.68 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 11.13 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.54 #9370fc Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6c8f03  rgb(108, 143, 3)  hsl(75, 96%, 29%)  Olive Drab
#26038f  rgb(38, 3, 143)  hsl(255, 96%, 29%)  Dark Blue
#036c8f  rgb(3, 108, 143)  hsl(195, 96%, 29%)  Sea Blue
#8f036c  rgb(143, 3, 108)  hsl(315, 96%, 29%)  Mardi Gras