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#6D970C

#6d970c ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#6d970c is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 59.22% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 92.05% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 78.13°, with 85.28% saturation and 31.96% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2541

Complementary

  1. #6d970c
  2. #360c97

Split complementary

  1. #6d970c
  2. #0c2797
  3. #7c0c97

Analogous

  1. #977c0c
  2. #6d970c
  3. #27970c

Triadic

  1. #6d970c
  2. #0c6d97
  3. #970c6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d970c
  2. #0c9736
  3. #360c97
  4. #970c6d

Square

  1. #6d970c
  2. #0c977c
  3. #360c97
  4. #970c27

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1302
  2. #3a5006
  3. #6d970c
  4. #a0de12
  5. #bff14b

Shades

#6d970c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d970c
  2. #62880b
  3. #57790a
  4. #4c6a08
  5. #415b07
  6. #374c06
  7. #2c3c05
  8. #212d04
  9. #161e02
  10. #0b0f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d970c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d970c
  2. #7ca124
  3. #8aac3d
  4. #99b655
  5. #a7c16d
  6. #b6cb86
  7. #c5d59e
  8. #d3e0b6
  9. #e2eace
  10. #f0f5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d970c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d970c
  2. #6f9518
  3. #719223
  4. #73902f
  5. #758e3a
  6. #778c46
  7. #788952
  8. #7a875d
  9. #7c8569
  10. #7e8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8f6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #728f80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e9000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8f1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #709365 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d970c {
  color: #6d970c;
}
Background
.bg-6d970c {
  background-color: #6d970c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6d970c {
  border: 2px solid #6d970c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d970c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 151 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 85% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d970c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d970c, #27970c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d970c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 151 12 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 3.68 #568203 Avocado ΔE 7.99 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.07 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.15 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 10.89 #808000 Olive ΔE 11.18 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.58 #9268f3 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6d970c  rgb(109, 151, 12)  hsl(78, 85%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#360c97  rgb(54, 12, 151)  hsl(258, 85%, 32%)  Zaffre
#0c6d97  rgb(12, 109, 151)  hsl(198, 85%, 32%)  Sea Blue
#970c6d  rgb(151, 12, 109)  hsl(318, 85%, 32%)  Jazzberry Jam