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#6E8317

#6e8317 ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#6e8317 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 71.67°, with 70.13% saturation and 30.2% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.1961

Complementary

  1. #6e8317
  2. #2c1783

Split complementary

  1. #6e8317
  2. #173883
  3. #621783

Analogous

  1. #836217
  2. #6e8317
  3. #388317

Triadic

  1. #6e8317
  2. #176e83
  3. #83176e

Tetradic

  1. #6e8317
  2. #17832c
  3. #2c1783
  4. #83176e

Square

  1. #6e8317
  2. #178362
  3. #2c1783
  4. #831738

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1103
  2. #37420c
  3. #6e8317
  4. #a5c422
  5. #c5e152

Shades

#6e8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e8317
  2. #637615
  3. #586912
  4. #4d5c10
  5. #424f0e
  6. #37420c
  7. #2c3409
  8. #212707
  9. #161a05
  10. #0b0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e8317
  2. #7d8f2e
  3. #8b9c45
  4. #9aa85d
  5. #a8b574
  6. #b7c18b
  7. #c5cda2
  8. #d4dab9
  9. #e2e6d1
  10. #f1f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e8317
  2. #708322
  3. #72822c
  4. #738237
  5. #758241
  6. #77824c
  7. #798156
  8. #7b8161
  9. #7c816b
  10. #7e8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897b22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #757c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #817e06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f7e1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #727f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e8317 {
  color: #6e8317;
}
Background
.bg-6e8317 {
  background-color: #6e8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e8317 {
  border: 2px solid #6e8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e8317, #388317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 4.54 #568203 Avocado ΔE 5.01 #808000 Olive ΔE 6.19 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 8.08 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.30 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 11.54 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 12.21 #917ce8 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#6e8317  rgb(110, 131, 23)  hsl(72, 70%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#2c1783  rgb(44, 23, 131)  hsl(252, 70%, 30%)  Persian Indigo
#176e83  rgb(23, 110, 131)  hsl(192, 70%, 30%)  Teal Blue
#83176e  rgb(131, 23, 110)  hsl(312, 70%, 30%)  Byzantium